Korea vs Switzerland: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Korea
3.36 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
2.76 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
15th
Switzerland rank
18th

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

  • Korea
  • Switzerland
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 3.36 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.76 million current US$ per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 600,680 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.

Korea ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 184 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 28,634 current US$ per square kilometre 147,460 current US$ per square kilometre 118,826 current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 133,635 current US$ per square kilometre 383,009 current US$ per square kilometre 249,374 current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 492,165 current US$ per square kilometre 896,802 current US$ per square kilometre 404,636 current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 1.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.21 million current US$ per square kilometre 90,892 current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 2.27 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.08 million current US$ per square kilometre 194,639 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 3.26 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.54 million current US$ per square kilometre 718,232 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$), per, Korea or Switzerland?
Korea, at 3.36 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.76 million current US$ per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Korea and Switzerland?
600,680 current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Switzerland?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Korea and Switzerland rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Korea ranks 15th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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.