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

South Korea
18.90 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
22.22 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
19th
Maldives rank
16th

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

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

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 22.22 million current US$ per square kilometre against 18.90 million current US$ per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 3.32 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 19th and Maldives ranks 16th of 210 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 286,626 current US$ per square kilometre 88,913 current US$ per square kilometre 197,713 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 1.29 million current US$ per square kilometre 356,938 current US$ per square kilometre 934,593 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 4.77 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.30 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.47 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 9.01 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.63 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.38 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 15.63 million current US$ per square kilometre 13.24 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.39 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 18.78 million current US$ per square kilometre 18.17 million current US$ per square kilometre 603,975 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$), per square kilometre, South Korea or Maldives?
Maldives, at 22.22 million current US$ per square kilometre against 18.90 million current US$ per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between South Korea and Maldives?
3.32 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Maldives?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Maldives rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 19th and Maldives ranks 16th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), 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.