Korea vs Upper middle income: Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square
Korea
12.48 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
420,831 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
14th
Upper middle income rank
16th
Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square over time
- Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Korea currently reports 12.48 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 420,831 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 12.06 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Korea's figure about 29.7 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 169 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.31 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 115,181 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 5.20 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2000s | 7.36 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 167,530 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 7.19 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2010s | 10.09 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 294,849 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 9.80 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2020s | 11.93 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 388,082 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 11.54 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square, Korea or Upper middle income?
- Korea, at 12.48 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 420,831 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square between Korea and Upper middle income?
- 12.06 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Upper middle income?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square?
- Korea ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 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.