Barbados vs South Korea: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre

Barbados
16.80 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
18.90 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
21st
South Korea rank
19th

GDP (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • South Korea
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 18.90 million current US$ per square kilometre against 16.80 million current US$ per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 2.10 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 21st and South Korea ranks 19th of 210 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 254,313 current US$ per square kilometre 44,512 current US$ per square kilometre 209,800 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1970s 859,481 current US$ per square kilometre 286,626 current US$ per square kilometre 572,855 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1980s 3.34 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.29 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.05 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 5.36 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.77 million current US$ per square kilometre 587,616 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 8.80 million current US$ per square kilometre 9.01 million current US$ per square kilometre 211,374 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 13.31 million current US$ per square kilometre 15.63 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.33 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 14.80 million current US$ per square kilometre 18.78 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.97 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Barbados or South Korea?
South Korea, at 18.90 million current US$ per square kilometre against 16.80 million current US$ per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Barbados and South Korea?
2.10 million current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and South Korea rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 21st and South Korea ranks 19th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (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
258 places, 13,774 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (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.