East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs South Korea: Adjusted net national income (current US$), per square kilometre

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
941,942 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
South Korea
14.88 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
11th
South Korea rank
8th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • South Korea
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019952021

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 14.88 million current US$ per square kilometre against 941,942 current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 13.94 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 15.8 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 51 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th and South Korea ranks 8th of 47 groups.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 12,293 current US$ per square kilometre 279,407 current US$ per square kilometre 267,113 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 24,750 current US$ per square kilometre 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 61,601 current US$ per square kilometre 3.92 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.85 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 173,615 current US$ per square kilometre 7.14 million current US$ per square kilometre 6.97 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 609,069 current US$ per square kilometre 12.15 million current US$ per square kilometre 11.54 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 872,526 current US$ per square kilometre 14.20 million current US$ per square kilometre 13.33 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted net national income (current us$), per square kilometre, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or South Korea?
South Korea, at 14.88 million current US$ per square kilometre against 941,942 current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted net national income (current us$), per square kilometre between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Korea?
13.94 million current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Korea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Korea rank globally for adjusted net national income (current us$), per square kilometre?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th and South Korea ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted net national income (current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 9,442 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

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