New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre

New Zealand
926,490 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
913,620 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
106th
Saudi Arabia rank
108th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Saudi Arabia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 926,490 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 913,620 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 12,870 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 106th and Saudi Arabia ranks 108th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 238,514 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 143,439 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 95,075 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 286,023 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 165,274 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 120,749 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 392,619 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 189,518 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 203,101 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 552,578 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 395,274 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 157,304 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 744,050 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 893,032 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 148,983 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2020s 898,390 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 889,891 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 8,499 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, New Zealand or Saudi Arabia?
New Zealand, at 926,490 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 913,620 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
12,870 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 106th 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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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.