Country
GDP per Capita
United Arab Emirates
$43,100
Kuwait
$32,370
Iran
$6,900
Jordan
$4,280
Sudan
$595
Why might there be such a large difference in the per capita GDP of these specific countries of Southwest Asia (the Middle East) and North Africa?
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A foreign invasions
Benvironmental disasters
C limited waterways
D access to oil fields
D) access to oil fields
The countries with higher per capita GDP in this region, such as the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, have significant access to oil reserves and are major oil producers. This has allowed them to generate substantial wealth from the export of oil and gas. In contrast, countries like Sudan and Jordan have limited access to oil resources and rely on other industries or foreign aid for economic growth. This significant difference in access to valuable natural resources plays a key role in the variation in per capita GDP among these countries.