Korea vs Upper middle income: Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Korea
12.80 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
448,502 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
16th
Upper middle income rank
16th

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

  • Korea
  • Upper middle income
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 12.80 million current US$ per square kilometre against 448,502 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 12.35 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 28.5 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 185 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 39,405 current US$ per square kilometre 4,551 current US$ per square kilometre 34,853 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1970s 211,417 current US$ per square kilometre 13,695 current US$ per square kilometre 197,722 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1980s 830,108 current US$ per square kilometre 32,110 current US$ per square kilometre 797,999 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 2.97 million current US$ per square kilometre 58,091 current US$ per square kilometre 2.91 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 5.95 million current US$ per square kilometre 114,570 current US$ per square kilometre 5.84 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 10.16 million current US$ per square kilometre 301,359 current US$ per square kilometre 9.86 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 12.36 million current US$ per square kilometre 402,507 current US$ per square kilometre 11.96 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$), per square kilometre, Korea or Upper middle income?
Korea, at 12.80 million current US$ per square kilometre against 448,502 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Korea and Upper middle income?
12.35 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Upper middle income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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.