Kuwait vs United Kingdom: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre

Kuwait
14.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
14.39 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
20th
United Kingdom rank
22nd

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time

  • Kuwait
  • United Kingdom
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 14.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 14.39 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in United Kingdom, a difference of 542,700 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 20th and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 6.29 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 4.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.51 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 4.24 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 6.07 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.83 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 4.46 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 8.39 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 3.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 10.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 11.71 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.30 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 16.32 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 12.56 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 3.76 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 14.90 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 13.91 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 993,200 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 Kingdom?
Kuwait, at 14.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 14.39 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Kuwait and United Kingdom?
542,700 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Kingdom?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and United Kingdom rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 20th and United Kingdom ranks 22nd 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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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 9,758 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.