Switzerland vs United Arab Emirates: GDP per capita
GDP per capita over time
- Switzerland
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 89,957 international-$ in 2021 prices against 76,379 international-$ in 2021 prices in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 13,578 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Switzerland ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42,655 international-$ in 2021 prices | 135,767 international-$ in 2021 prices | 93,112 international-$ in 2021 prices | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 46,873 international-$ in 2021 prices | 116,963 international-$ in 2021 prices | 70,090 international-$ in 2021 prices | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 57,334 international-$ in 2021 prices | 114,997 international-$ in 2021 prices | 57,662 international-$ in 2021 prices | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 79,250 international-$ in 2021 prices | 97,493 international-$ in 2021 prices | 18,243 international-$ in 2021 prices | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 88,071 international-$ in 2021 prices | 76,436 international-$ in 2021 prices | 11,635 international-$ in 2021 prices | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Switzerland or United Arab Emirates?
- Switzerland, at 89,957 international-$ in 2021 prices against 76,379 international-$ in 2021 prices in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita between Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?
- 13,578 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
- How do Switzerland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.