I couldn't believe this is true until I checked it myself.
https://goldprice.org/Form that chart, gold was around $1900 in 2011 forth quarter. Gold price as of today is $1961.
It is better to buy bitcoin instead of gold.
For the main part gold is a get away from inflation affecting the value of our money in fiat. The point is gold has gained a global trust than bitcoin as it has exist over a century now as a store of value and government, institutions and individuals trust to keep the value of their money with gold than BTC that has just been around not quite long.
However, if you want to make an astronaut profit investment bitcoin is the big shot to go for, like imagine from 2011 to 2023 the profit in value is enormous for bitcoin while gold is just probably making sure it doesn't fickle down just moving very slow and steady.