Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Singapore
68,402 2011$
in 2018
United Arab Emirates
76,398 2011$
in 2018
Singapore rank
4th
United Arab Emirates rank
3rd
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Singapore
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 76,398 2011$ against 68,402 2011$ in Singapore, a difference of 7,996 2011$.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Singapore ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 145 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3,046 2011$ | 30,317 2011$ | 27,271 2011$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 1960s | 4,298 2011$ | 40,119 2011$ | 35,820 2011$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 9,501 2011$ | 40,201 2011$ | 30,700 2011$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 16,797 2011$ | 30,242 2011$ | 13,444 2011$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 29,490 2011$ | 26,164 2011$ | 3,326 2011$ | Singapore |
| 2000s | 44,167 2011$ | 60,054 2011$ | 15,887 2011$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 64,498 2011$ | 71,192 2011$ | 6,695 2011$ | United Arab Emirates |
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, Singapore or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 76,398 2011$ against 68,402 2011$ in Singapore as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
- 7,996 2011$, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Singapore and United Arab Emirates rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Singapore ranks 4th 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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About this data
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]