Iran vs South Korea: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency

Iran
0.2913 units per person
in 2019
South Korea
0.0371 units per person
in 2019
Iran rank
2nd
South Korea rank
5th

Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency over time

  • Iran
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.2913 units per person against 0.0371 units per person in South Korea, a difference of 0.2542 units per person.

That makes Iran's figure about 7.9 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 2nd and South Korea ranks 5th of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person South Korea
1970s 0.0001 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0002 units per person South Korea
1980s 0.0003 units per person 0.0022 units per person 0.0019 units per person South Korea
1990s 0.0033 units per person 0.0089 units per person 0.0056 units per person South Korea
2000s 0.0288 units per person 0.0193 units per person 0.0095 units per person Iran
2010s 0.149 units per person 0.032 units per person 0.117 units per person Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per, Iran or South Korea?
Iran, at 0.2913 units per person against 0.0371 units per person in South Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per between Iran and South Korea?
0.2542 units per person, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Korea?
60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
How do Iran and South Korea rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
Iran ranks 2nd and South Korea ranks 5th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,186 data points, 1960–2019
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.