Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 14.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 11.45 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 3.49 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 20th and United Arab Emirates ranks 23rd of 181 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.73 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 3.11 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 626,202 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 4.46 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 3.98 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 473,411 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 10.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 7.85 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 2.57 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 16.32 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 11.26 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 5.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 14.90 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 10.79 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 4.11 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
- Kuwait, at 14.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 11.45 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 3.49 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 20th and United Arab Emirates ranks 23rd 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.