Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre

Korea
18.90 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
387,830 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
19th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
21st

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

  • Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 18.90 million current US$ per square kilometre against 387,830 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 18.51 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 48.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Korea ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 44,512 current US$ per square kilometre 3,387 current US$ per square kilometre 41,125 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1970s 286,626 current US$ per square kilometre 18,437 current US$ per square kilometre 268,189 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1980s 1.29 million current US$ per square kilometre 51,136 current US$ per square kilometre 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 4.77 million current US$ per square kilometre 63,016 current US$ per square kilometre 4.71 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 9.01 million current US$ per square kilometre 137,797 current US$ per square kilometre 8.87 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 15.63 million current US$ per square kilometre 297,403 current US$ per square kilometre 15.33 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 18.78 million current US$ per square kilometre 352,957 current US$ per square kilometre 18.42 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Korea, at 18.90 million current US$ per square kilometre against 387,830 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
18.51 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), 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
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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.