Qatar vs United Arab Emirates: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution

Qatar
153,764 2011$
in 2018
United Arab Emirates
76,398 2011$
in 2018
Qatar rank
1st
United Arab Emirates rank
3rd

Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time

  • Qatar
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 153,764 2011$ against 76,398 2011$ in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 77,366 2011$.

That makes Qatar's figure about 2.0 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 145 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1950s 49,856 2011$ 30,317 2011$ 19,540 2011$ Qatar
1960s 49,579 2011$ 40,119 2011$ 9,460 2011$ Qatar
1970s 54,898 2011$ 40,201 2011$ 14,697 2011$ Qatar
1980s 22,260 2011$ 30,242 2011$ 7,982 2011$ United Arab Emirates
1990s 22,327 2011$ 26,164 2011$ 3,837 2011$ United Arab Emirates
2000s 77,799 2011$ 60,054 2011$ 17,745 2011$ Qatar
2010s 152,694 2011$ 71,192 2011$ 81,502 2011$ Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?
Qatar, at 153,764 2011$ against 76,398 2011$ in United Arab Emirates as of 2018.
What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
77,366 2011$, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Qatar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
Qatar ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 145 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Unit
2011$
Source
Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
145 places, 17,704 data points, 1000–2018
Last refreshed

Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution: prosperity, inequality, and planetary limits’ in The CORE Team, The Economy 2.0 Microeconomics. Available at: https://tinyco.re/4329598 [Figure 1.19]