South Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita

South Korea
28,059 current US$ per person
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
3,893 current US$ per person
in 2020
South Korea rank
26th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
28th

Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita over time

  • South Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
010.0k20.0k30.0k197119962021

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 28,059 current US$ per person against 3,893 current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 24,166 current US$ per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 7.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th of 184 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 9,210 current US$ per person 1,571 current US$ per person 7,639 current US$ per person South Korea
2000s 14,316 current US$ per person 2,609 current US$ per person 11,707 current US$ per person South Korea
2010s 23,284 current US$ per person 4,422 current US$ per person 18,862 current US$ per person South Korea
2020s 25,452 current US$ per person 3,893 current US$ per person 21,559 current US$ per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita, South Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
South Korea, at 28,059 current US$ per person against 3,893 current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita between South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
24,166 current US$ per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
28 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
How do South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita?
South Korea ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
231 places, 9,520 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted net national income (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.