What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Canada and United Arab Emirates?

5,424 current US$ per person, with Canada ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Arab Emirates?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs United Arab Emirates: GDP (current US$), per capita

Canada

55,698 current US$ per person

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

50,274 current US$ per person

in 2024

Canada rank

29th

United Arab Emirates rank

31st

GDP (current US$), per capita over time

Canada
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Canada currently reports 55,698 current US$ per person against 50,274 current US$ per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 5,424 current US$ per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 29th and United Arab Emirates ranks 31st of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	7,125 current US$ per person	19,935 current US$ per person	12,810 current US$ per person	United Arab Emirates
1980s	14,840 current US$ per person	31,486 current US$ per person	16,646 current US$ per person	United Arab Emirates
1990s	21,173 current US$ per person	26,261 current US$ per person	5,088 current US$ per person	United Arab Emirates
2000s	34,193 current US$ per person	36,517 current US$ per person	2,324 current US$ per person	United Arab Emirates
2010s	47,998 current US$ per person	48,027 current US$ per person	28.62 current US$ per person	United Arab Emirates
2020s	52,557 current US$ per person	46,599 current US$ per person	5,958 current US$ per person	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Canada or United Arab Emirates?: Canada, at 55,698 current US$ per person against 50,274 current US$ per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Canada and United Arab Emirates?: 5,424 current US$ per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Arab Emirates?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Canada and United Arab Emirates rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?: Canada ranks 29th and United Arab Emirates ranks 31st of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

GDP (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.