Rwanda vs Saudi Arabia: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre

Rwanda
600,182 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
566,863 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
111th
Saudi Arabia rank
113th

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

  • Rwanda
  • Saudi Arabia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 600,182 current US$ per square kilometre against 566,863 current US$ per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 33,319 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 111th and Saudi Arabia ranks 113th of 210 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 5,850 current US$ per square kilometre 1,351 current US$ per square kilometre 4,499 current US$ per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 21,321 current US$ per square kilometre 21,384 current US$ per square kilometre 62.71 current US$ per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
1980s 71,968 current US$ per square kilometre 56,335 current US$ per square kilometre 15,633 current US$ per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 72,517 current US$ per square kilometre 66,593 current US$ per square kilometre 5,924 current US$ per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 127,549 current US$ per square kilometre 144,580 current US$ per square kilometre 17,032 current US$ per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2010s 334,956 current US$ per square kilometre 345,032 current US$ per square kilometre 10,076 current US$ per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2020s 509,666 current US$ per square kilometre 489,404 current US$ per square kilometre 20,262 current US$ per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Rwanda or Saudi Arabia?
Rwanda, at 600,182 current US$ per square kilometre against 566,863 current US$ per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Rwanda and Saudi Arabia?
33,319 current US$ per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
Rwanda ranks 111th and Saudi Arabia ranks 113th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), 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.