Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre

Kuwait
1.65 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
26th
United Arab Emirates rank
23rd

Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Kuwait
  • United Arab Emirates
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196519942023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.65 million current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 311,130 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Kuwait ranks 26th and United Arab Emirates ranks 23rd of 184 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 800,897 current US$ per square kilometre 639,353 current US$ per square kilometre 161,545 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 1.56 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.26 million current US$ per square kilometre 304,961 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.62 million current US$ per square kilometre 193,630 current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.65 million current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
311,130 current US$ per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 26th and United Arab Emirates ranks 23rd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross capital formation (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, 10,293 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation (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.