Korea vs Upper middle income: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per
Korea
3.36 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
112,494 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
15th
Upper middle income rank
16th
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time
- Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Korea currently reports 3.36 million current US$ per square kilometre against 112,494 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 3.25 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Korea's figure about 29.9 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 184 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,526 current US$ per square kilometre | 671.38 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,854 current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1970s | 28,634 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,393 current US$ per square kilometre | 26,241 current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1980s | 133,635 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,748 current US$ per square kilometre | 127,887 current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1990s | 492,165 current US$ per square kilometre | 10,701 current US$ per square kilometre | 481,464 current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2000s | 1.12 million current US$ per square kilometre | 24,155 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2010s | 2.27 million current US$ per square kilometre | 73,448 current US$ per square kilometre | 2.20 million current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2020s | 3.26 million current US$ per square kilometre | 102,961 current US$ per square kilometre | 3.16 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$), per, Korea or Upper middle income?
- Korea, at 3.36 million current US$ per square kilometre against 112,494 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Korea and Upper middle income?
- 3.25 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Upper middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
- Korea ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.