Korea vs Switzerland: Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre
Korea
6.03 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
6.71 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
12th
Switzerland rank
9th
Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Korea
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 6.71 million current US$ per square kilometre against 6.03 million current US$ per square kilometre in Korea, a difference of 681,990 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.
Korea ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 9th 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 | 91,573 current US$ per square kilometre | 554,837 current US$ per square kilometre | 463,264 current US$ per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 446,766 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.29 million current US$ per square kilometre | 847,496 current US$ per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.78 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2.30 million current US$ per square kilometre | 514,920 current US$ per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2.92 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2.90 million current US$ per square kilometre | 18,909 current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2010s | 4.85 million current US$ per square kilometre | 4.83 million current US$ per square kilometre | 18,748 current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2020s | 6.07 million current US$ per square kilometre | 6.12 million current US$ per square kilometre | 52,998 current US$ per square kilometre | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre, Korea or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 6.71 million current US$ per square kilometre against 6.03 million current US$ per square kilometre in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre between Korea and Switzerland?
- 681,990 current US$ per square kilometre, with Switzerland 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 gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Korea ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), 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
Gross capital formation (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.