Africa Western and Central vs United Arab Emirates: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square

Africa Western and Central
99,643 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
7.36 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
29th
United Arab Emirates rank
30th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • United Arab Emirates
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197519992023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 7.36 million current US$ per square kilometre against 99,643 current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 7.26 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 73.9 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 29th and United Arab Emirates ranks 30th of 38 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 15,570 current US$ per square kilometre 577,678 current US$ per square kilometre 562,108 current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1990s 20,202 current US$ per square kilometre 914,808 current US$ per square kilometre 894,606 current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2000s 33,794 current US$ per square kilometre 2.56 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.53 million current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2010s 83,381 current US$ per square kilometre 5.56 million current US$ per square kilometre 5.47 million current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 106,576 current US$ per square kilometre 6.38 million current US$ per square kilometre 6.28 million current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square, Africa Western and Central or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 7.36 million current US$ per square kilometre against 99,643 current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square between Africa Western and Central and United Arab Emirates?
7.26 million current US$ per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and United Arab Emirates?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and United Arab Emirates rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square?
Africa Western and Central ranks 29th and United Arab Emirates ranks 30th of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 10,300 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.