Saudi Arabia vs United States of America: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale
Saudi Arabia
50,305 2011 US$
in 2018
United States of America
55,335 2011 US$
in 2018
Saudi Arabia rank
10th
United States of America rank
9th
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale over time
- Saudi Arabia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 55,335 2011 US$ against 50,305 2011 US$ in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 5,030 2011 US$.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 72 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 9th of 145 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 797 2011 US$ | 2,674 2011 US$ | 1,877 2011 US$ | United States of America |
| 1870s | 829 2011 US$ | 4,803 2011 US$ | 3,974 2011 US$ | United States of America |
| 1910s | 956 2011 US$ | 10,108 2011 US$ | 9,152 2011 US$ | United States of America |
| 1950s | 4,532 2011 US$ | 16,826 2011 US$ | 12,294 2011 US$ | United States of America |
| 1960s | 8,608 2011 US$ | 20,973 2011 US$ | 12,365 2011 US$ | United States of America |
| 1970s | 17,803 2011 US$ | 26,690 2011 US$ | 8,887 2011 US$ | United States of America |
| 1980s | 16,244 2011 US$ | 32,533 2011 US$ | 16,289 2011 US$ | United States of America |
| 1990s | 19,081 2011 US$ | 39,643 2011 US$ | 20,562 2011 US$ | United States of America |
| 2000s | 31,207 2011 US$ | 48,346 2011 US$ | 17,139 2011 US$ | United States of America |
| 2010s | 49,462 2011 US$ | 51,868 2011 US$ | 2,406 2011 US$ | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale, Saudi Arabia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 55,335 2011 US$ against 50,305 2011 US$ in Saudi Arabia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale between Saudi Arabia and United States of America?
- 5,030 2011 US$, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States of America?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2018.
- How do Saudi Arabia and United States of America rank globally for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 9th of 145 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]