Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per square kilometre

Kuwait
2.66 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
2.60 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
15th
United Arab Emirates rank
17th

Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Kuwait
  • United Arab Emirates
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 2.66 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.60 million current US$ per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 60,400 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 15th and United Arab Emirates ranks 17th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 104,833 current US$ per square kilometre 13,041 current US$ per square kilometre 91,792 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 245,962 current US$ per square kilometre 45,031 current US$ per square kilometre 200,930 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 221,781 current US$ per square kilometre 105,589 current US$ per square kilometre 116,192 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 659,236 current US$ per square kilometre 366,335 current US$ per square kilometre 292,902 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 1.72 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 675,782 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 2.64 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.93 million current US$ per square kilometre 706,220 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves minus gold (current us$), per square kilometre, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
Kuwait, at 2.66 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.60 million current US$ per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in total reserves minus gold (current us$), per square kilometre between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
60,400 current US$ per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
50 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for total reserves minus gold (current us$), per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 15th and United Arab Emirates ranks 17th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total reserves minus gold (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
181 places, 8,952 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Total reserves minus gold (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.