Korea vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Korea
12.80 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
11.69 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
16th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
17th

Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Korea
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 12.80 million current US$ per square kilometre against 11.69 million current US$ per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Korea ranks 16th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 17th of 185 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 211,417 current US$ per square kilometre 843,694 current US$ per square kilometre 632,277 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 830,108 current US$ per square kilometre 2.22 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.39 million current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 2.97 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.62 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.64 million current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 5.95 million current US$ per square kilometre 8.06 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.11 million current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 10.16 million current US$ per square kilometre 9.61 million current US$ per square kilometre 547,537 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 12.36 million current US$ per square kilometre 10.60 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.76 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$), per square kilometre, Korea or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Korea, at 12.80 million current US$ per square kilometre against 11.69 million current US$ per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 16th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 17th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Final consumption expenditure (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
228 places, 10,484 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.