Kuwait vs Lower middle income: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Kuwait
7.49 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lower middle income
381,698 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
24th
Lower middle income rank
24th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 7.49 million current US$ per square kilometre against 381,698 current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income, a difference of 7.11 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 19.6 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 24th and Lower middle income ranks 24th of 183 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87,237 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,666 current US$ per square kilometre | 79,571 current US$ per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 329,672 current US$ per square kilometre | 15,851 current US$ per square kilometre | 313,821 current US$ per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.06 million current US$ per square kilometre | 36,663 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.39 million current US$ per square kilometre | 50,390 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.34 million current US$ per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2.94 million current US$ per square kilometre | 109,607 current US$ per square kilometre | 2.83 million current US$ per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 5.72 million current US$ per square kilometre | 260,696 current US$ per square kilometre | 5.46 million current US$ per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 6.78 million current US$ per square kilometre | 354,671 current US$ per square kilometre | 6.43 million current US$ per square kilometre | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Kuwait or Lower middle income?
- Kuwait, at 7.49 million current US$ per square kilometre against 381,698 current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Kuwait and Lower middle income?
- 7.11 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lower middle income?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Lower middle income rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 24th and Lower middle income ranks 24th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 US$) 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.