Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs United Arab Emirates: GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
790,188 current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
11.52 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
27th
United Arab Emirates rank
30th

GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • United Arab Emirates
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M199020062023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 11.52 million current international $ per square kilometre against 790,188 current international $ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 10.73 million current international $ per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 14.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th and United Arab Emirates ranks 30th of 47 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 181,557 current international $ per square kilometre 3.15 million current international $ per square kilometre 2.96 million current international $ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2000s 340,444 current international $ per square kilometre 6.44 million current international $ per square kilometre 6.10 million current international $ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2010s 523,214 current international $ per square kilometre 9.35 million current international $ per square kilometre 8.83 million current international $ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 701,136 current international $ per square kilometre 10.06 million current international $ per square kilometre 9.36 million current international $ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 11.52 million current international $ per square kilometre against 790,188 current international $ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates?
10.73 million current international $ per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th and United Arab Emirates ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre
Unit
current international $ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
248 places, 8,088 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

GDP, PPP (current international $) 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.