Kuwait vs Qatar: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Kuwait
2.28 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
2.64 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2022
Kuwait rank
22nd
Qatar rank
19th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
01.0M2.0M3.0M196519942023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 2.64 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.28 million current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 358,700 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 22nd and Qatar ranks 19th of 184 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Qatar Difference Ahead
1980s 258,438 current US$ per square kilometre 194,955 current US$ per square kilometre 63,483 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 477,019 current US$ per square kilometre 240,258 current US$ per square kilometre 236,761 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 735,036 current US$ per square kilometre 602,942 current US$ per square kilometre 132,094 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 1.56 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.37 million current US$ per square kilometre 807,674 current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 2.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.67 million current US$ per square kilometre 619,977 current US$ per square kilometre Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Kuwait or Qatar?
Qatar, at 2.64 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.28 million current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2022.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Kuwait and Qatar?
358,700 current US$ per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Kuwait ranks 22nd and Qatar ranks 19th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (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
227 places, 10,408 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (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.