Equatorial Guinea vs Saudi Arabia: Gas reserves, per unit of GDP

Equatorial Guinea
11.38 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
9.59 cubic meters per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Equatorial Guinea rank
20th
Saudi Arabia rank
22nd

Gas reserves, per unit of GDP over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 11.38 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 9.59 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.79 cubic meters per US$ of GDP.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1980s 256.05 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 45.01 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 211.04 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Equatorial Guinea
1990s 190.06 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 37.56 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 152.51 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Equatorial Guinea
2000s 11.92 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 23.66 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 11.74 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2010s 4.19 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 11.28 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 7.09 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2020s 12.87 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 10.7 cubic meters per US$ of GDP 2.17 cubic meters per US$ of GDP Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gas reserves, per unit of gdp, Equatorial Guinea or Saudi Arabia?
Equatorial Guinea, at 11.38 cubic meters per US$ of GDP against 9.59 cubic meters per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia as of 2021.
What is the difference in gas reserves, per unit of gdp between Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
1.79 cubic meters per US$ of GDP, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gas reserves, per unit of gdp?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gas reserves, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gas reserves, per unit of GDP
Unit
cubic meters per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 7,394 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Gas reserves divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.