Kuwait vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): GDP (current US$), per square kilometre

Kuwait
9.29 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
208,211 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
30th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
31st

GDP (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Kuwait
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M196119922023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 9.29 million current US$ per square kilometre against 208,211 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 9.08 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 44.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 210 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 127,404 current US$ per square kilometre 3,343 current US$ per square kilometre 124,061 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1970s 612,601 current US$ per square kilometre 14,186 current US$ per square kilometre 598,415 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 1.26 million current US$ per square kilometre 40,354 current US$ per square kilometre 1.22 million current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 1.36 million current US$ per square kilometre 43,173 current US$ per square kilometre 1.32 million current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 4.31 million current US$ per square kilometre 89,819 current US$ per square kilometre 4.22 million current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 7.88 million current US$ per square kilometre 185,759 current US$ per square kilometre 7.70 million current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 8.53 million current US$ per square kilometre 195,794 current US$ per square kilometre 8.34 million current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Kuwait or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Kuwait, at 9.29 million current US$ per square kilometre against 208,211 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
9.08 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
258 places, 13,774 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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