High income vs South Korea: GNI, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre

High income
1.76 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
30.87 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
High income rank
11th
South Korea rank
11th

GNI, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre over time

  • High income
  • South Korea
010.0M20.0M30.0M199020062023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 30.87 million current international $ per square kilometre against 1.76 million current international $ per square kilometre in High income, a difference of 29.11 million current international $ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 17.6 times High income's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 11th and South Korea ranks 11th of 47 groups.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 503,390 current international $ per square kilometre 6.09 million current international $ per square kilometre 5.58 million current international $ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 766,279 current international $ per square kilometre 12.71 million current international $ per square kilometre 11.94 million current international $ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 1.14 million current international $ per square kilometre 20.55 million current international $ per square kilometre 19.41 million current international $ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 1.57 million current international $ per square kilometre 28.49 million current international $ per square kilometre 26.93 million current international $ per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre, High income or South Korea?
South Korea, at 30.87 million current international $ per square kilometre against 1.76 million current international $ per square kilometre in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre between High income and South Korea?
29.11 million current international $ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and South Korea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do High income and South Korea rank globally for gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
High income ranks 11th and South Korea ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre
Unit
current international $ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 7,887 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

GNI, PPP (current international $) 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.