South Korea vs OECD members: GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre

South Korea
30.43 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
OECD members
2.36 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
12th
OECD members rank
10th

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

  • South Korea
  • OECD members
010.0M20.0M30.0M199020062023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 30.43 million current international $ per square kilometre against 2.36 million current international $ per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 28.07 million current international $ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 12.9 times OECD members's.

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

South Korea ranks 12th and OECD members ranks 10th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea OECD members Difference Ahead
1990s 6.12 million current international $ per square kilometre 646,892 current international $ per square kilometre 5.47 million current international $ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 12.75 million current international $ per square kilometre 1.04 million current international $ per square kilometre 11.71 million current international $ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 20.45 million current international $ per square kilometre 1.52 million current international $ per square kilometre 18.92 million current international $ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 28.17 million current international $ per square kilometre 2.10 million current international $ per square kilometre 26.07 million current international $ per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre, South Korea or OECD members?
South Korea, at 30.43 million current international $ per square kilometre against 2.36 million current international $ per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre between South Korea and OECD members?
28.07 million current international $ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and OECD members?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do South Korea and OECD members rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 12th and OECD members ranks 10th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current 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 (current international $), per square kilometre
Unit
current international $ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
248 places, 8,088 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

GDP, PPP (current 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.