South Korea vs Middle income: GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre

South Korea
28.63 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income
1.36 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
12th
Middle income rank
15th

GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre over time

  • South Korea
  • Middle income
010.0M20.0M30.0M199020062023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 28.63 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre against 1.36 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 27.27 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 21.1 times Middle income's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 12th and Middle income ranks 15th of 198 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 9.15 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre 338,227 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre 8.81 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 16.08 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre 547,047 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre 15.53 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 23.24 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre 964,771 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre 22.28 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 27.62 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre 1.26 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre 26.35 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre, South Korea or Middle income?
South Korea, at 28.63 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre against 1.36 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre between South Korea and Middle income?
27.27 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle income?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Middle income rank globally for gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 12th and Middle income ranks 15th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
245 places, 8,054 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) 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.