Kuwait vs World: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre

Kuwait
711,532 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
World
4,559 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
13th
World rank
13th

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Kuwait
  • World
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 711,532 current US$ per square kilometre against 4,559 current US$ per square kilometre in World, a difference of 706,973 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 156.1 times World's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 13th and World ranks 13th of 194 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait World Difference Ahead
1970s 21,604 current US$ per square kilometre 175.47 current US$ per square kilometre 21,429 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 54,855 current US$ per square kilometre 370.3 current US$ per square kilometre 54,484 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 67,510 current US$ per square kilometre 717.02 current US$ per square kilometre 66,793 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 267,450 current US$ per square kilometre 1,558 current US$ per square kilometre 265,891 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 862,108 current US$ per square kilometre 3,014 current US$ per square kilometre 859,094 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 929,418 current US$ per square kilometre 3,849 current US$ per square kilometre 925,569 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre, Kuwait or World?
Kuwait, at 711,532 current US$ per square kilometre against 4,559 current US$ per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between Kuwait and World?
706,973 current US$ per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and World?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and World rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 13th and World ranks 13th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (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
241 places, 9,204 data points, 1966–2023
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, paid (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.