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
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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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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]