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

South Korea
18.90 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
18.54 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
19th
Qatar rank
20th

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

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

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 18.90 million current US$ per square kilometre against 18.54 million current US$ per square kilometre in Qatar, a difference of 363,500 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 19th and Qatar ranks 20th 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 Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 286,626 current US$ per square kilometre 202,365 current US$ per square kilometre 84,261 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 1.29 million current US$ per square kilometre 574,124 current US$ per square kilometre 717,408 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 4.77 million current US$ per square kilometre 754,219 current US$ per square kilometre 4.02 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 9.01 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.38 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.64 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 15.63 million current US$ per square kilometre 14.90 million current US$ per square kilometre 732,740 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 18.78 million current US$ per square kilometre 16.82 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.96 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$), per square kilometre, South Korea or Qatar?
South Korea, at 18.90 million current US$ per square kilometre against 18.54 million current US$ per square kilometre in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between South Korea and Qatar?
363,500 current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Qatar?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Qatar rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 19th and Qatar ranks 20th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), 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.