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$), per square kilometre over time
- Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Korea currently reports 12.80 million current US$ 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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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.