Korea vs Upper middle income: Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre
Korea
6.03 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
238,311 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
12th
Upper middle income rank
13th
Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Korea currently reports 6.03 million current US$ per square kilometre against 238,311 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 5.79 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Korea's figure about 25.3 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 13th 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 | 9,728 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,279 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,450 current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1970s | 91,573 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,104 current US$ per square kilometre | 86,469 current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1980s | 446,766 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,089 current US$ per square kilometre | 435,677 current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1990s | 1.78 million current US$ per square kilometre | 20,350 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.76 million current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2000s | 2.92 million current US$ per square kilometre | 49,654 current US$ per square kilometre | 2.87 million current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2010s | 4.85 million current US$ per square kilometre | 162,025 current US$ per square kilometre | 4.69 million current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2020s | 6.07 million current US$ per square kilometre | 225,841 current US$ per square kilometre | 5.84 million current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre, Korea or Upper middle income?
- Korea, at 6.03 million current US$ per square kilometre against 238,311 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre between Korea and Upper middle income?
- 5.79 million current US$ 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 gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Korea ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), 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.