South Korea vs North America: Exports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre

South Korea
7.81 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
212,435 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
18th
North America rank
16th

Exports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • South Korea
  • North America
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 7.81 million current US$ per square kilometre against 212,435 current US$ per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 7.60 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 36.8 times North America's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 18th and North America ranks 16th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea North America Difference Ahead
1970s 65,182 current US$ per square kilometre 9,185 current US$ per square kilometre 55,997 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 374,568 current US$ per square kilometre 24,295 current US$ per square kilometre 350,273 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 1.26 million current US$ per square kilometre 54,088 current US$ per square kilometre 1.21 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 3.25 million current US$ per square kilometre 94,862 current US$ per square kilometre 3.16 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 6.76 million current US$ per square kilometre 155,640 current US$ per square kilometre 6.61 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 7.54 million current US$ per square kilometre 187,115 current US$ per square kilometre 7.36 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, South Korea or North America?
South Korea, at 7.81 million current US$ per square kilometre against 212,435 current US$ per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between South Korea and North America?
7.60 million current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and North America?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do South Korea and North America rank globally for exports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 18th and North America ranks 16th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exports of goods and services (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
234 places, 10,747 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Exports of goods and services (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.