Korea vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Korea
3.36 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
121,370 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
15th
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
14th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Korea
  • South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 3.36 million current US$ per square kilometre against 121,370 current US$ per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 3.24 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 27.7 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Korea ranks 15th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 14th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea South Asia (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 4,526 current US$ per square kilometre 1,292 current US$ per square kilometre 3,233 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1970s 28,634 current US$ per square kilometre 3,026 current US$ per square kilometre 25,608 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1980s 133,635 current US$ per square kilometre 8,105 current US$ per square kilometre 125,530 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 492,165 current US$ per square kilometre 12,648 current US$ per square kilometre 479,517 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 1.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 28,720 current US$ per square kilometre 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 2.27 million current US$ per square kilometre 76,376 current US$ per square kilometre 2.19 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 3.26 million current US$ per square kilometre 113,396 current US$ per square kilometre 3.15 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Korea or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
Korea, at 3.36 million current US$ per square kilometre against 121,370 current US$ per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Korea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
3.24 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Korea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Korea ranks 15th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 14th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (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
227 places, 10,408 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (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.