Korea vs Middle income: Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Korea
12.80 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income
395,329 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
16th
Middle income rank
18th
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Korea
- Middle income
How they compare
Korea currently reports 12.80 million current US$ per square kilometre against 395,329 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 12.41 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Korea's figure about 32.4 times Middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 16th and Middle income ranks 18th of 185 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,405 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,806 current US$ per square kilometre | 34,599 current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1970s | 211,417 current US$ per square kilometre | 13,043 current US$ per square kilometre | 198,374 current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1980s | 830,108 current US$ per square kilometre | 30,355 current US$ per square kilometre | 799,753 current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1990s | 2.97 million current US$ per square kilometre | 52,008 current US$ per square kilometre | 2.92 million current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2000s | 5.95 million current US$ per square kilometre | 103,161 current US$ per square kilometre | 5.85 million current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2010s | 10.16 million current US$ per square kilometre | 266,801 current US$ per square kilometre | 9.89 million current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2020s | 12.36 million current US$ per square kilometre | 358,122 current US$ per square kilometre | 12.00 million current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Korea or Middle income?
- Korea, at 12.80 million current US$ per square kilometre against 395,329 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Korea and Middle income?
- 12.41 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Middle income rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Korea ranks 16th and Middle income ranks 18th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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 (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.