Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre
Kuwait
2.30 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
2.00 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
132nd
Saudi Arabia rank
135th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.30 million current LCU per square kilometre against 2.00 million current LCU per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 295,530 current LCU per square kilometre.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 132nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 135th of 183 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,325 current LCU per square kilometre | 6,978 current LCU per square kilometre | 28,348 current LCU per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 95,765 current LCU per square kilometre | 52,352 current LCU per square kilometre | 43,413 current LCU per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 304,851 current LCU per square kilometre | 185,909 current LCU per square kilometre | 118,942 current LCU per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 413,108 current LCU per square kilometre | 230,406 current LCU per square kilometre | 182,702 current LCU per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 850,338 current LCU per square kilometre | 416,161 current LCU per square kilometre | 434,178 current LCU per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.68 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.14 million current LCU per square kilometre | 541,392 current LCU per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.07 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.69 million current LCU per square kilometre | 380,430 current LCU per square kilometre | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 2.30 million current LCU per square kilometre against 2.00 million current LCU per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 295,530 current LCU per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 132nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 135th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), 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 national expenditure (current LCU) 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.