Iran vs South Korea: GNI (current LCU), per square kilometre

Iran
99.49 billion current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
25.03 billion current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran rank
2nd
South Korea rank
4th

GNI (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Iran
  • South Korea
020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B100.0B196119922023

How they compare

Iran currently reports 99.49 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 25.03 billion current LCU per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 74.45 billion current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Iran's figure about 4.0 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.

Iran ranks 2nd and South Korea ranks 4th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 291,511 current LCU per square kilometre 10.72 million current LCU per square kilometre 10.43 million current LCU per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 2.07 million current LCU per square kilometre 131.68 million current LCU per square kilometre 129.61 million current LCU per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 9.49 million current LCU per square kilometre 965.16 million current LCU per square kilometre 955.67 million current LCU per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 124.02 million current LCU per square kilometre 4.27 billion current LCU per square kilometre 4.15 billion current LCU per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 1.29 billion current LCU per square kilometre 9.95 billion current LCU per square kilometre 8.66 billion current LCU per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 8.52 billion current LCU per square kilometre 17.64 billion current LCU per square kilometre 9.11 billion current LCU per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 59.73 billion current LCU per square kilometre 23.35 billion current LCU per square kilometre 36.38 billion current LCU per square kilometre Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current lcu), per square kilometre, Iran or South Korea?
Iran, at 99.49 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 25.03 billion current LCU per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in gni (current lcu), per square kilometre between Iran and South Korea?
74.45 billion current LCU per square kilometre, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran and South Korea rank globally for gni (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Iran ranks 2nd and South Korea ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 10,468 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GNI (current LCU) 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.