Korea vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Korea
3.36 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.91 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
15th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
16th

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

  • Korea
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 3.36 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.91 million current US$ per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 444,880 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Korea ranks 15th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 4,526 current US$ per square kilometre 72,484 current US$ per square kilometre 67,959 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 28,634 current US$ per square kilometre 195,497 current US$ per square kilometre 166,863 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 133,635 current US$ per square kilometre 519,774 current US$ per square kilometre 386,139 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 492,165 current US$ per square kilometre 964,248 current US$ per square kilometre 472,083 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 1.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.86 million current US$ per square kilometre 739,496 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 2.27 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.26 million current US$ per square kilometre 9,389 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 3.26 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.76 million current US$ per square kilometre 502,930 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$), per, Korea or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Korea, at 3.36 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.91 million current US$ per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
444,880 current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Korea ranks 15th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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.