Iran vs Saudi Arabia: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time
- Iran
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 913,620 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 827,008 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 86,612 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 109th and Saudi Arabia ranks 108th of 181 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 188,733 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 143,439 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 45,294 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Iran |
| 1980s | 108,544 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 165,568 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 57,023 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 230,411 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 189,518 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 40,892 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Iran |
| 2000s | 686,642 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 395,274 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 291,368 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Iran |
| 2010s | 931,964 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 893,032 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 38,932 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Iran |
| 2020s | 865,605 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 889,891 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 24,286 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Iran or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 913,620 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 827,008 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
- 86,612 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Saudi Arabia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
- Iran ranks 109th and Saudi Arabia ranks 108th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP) 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.