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

Iran
15.63 units per square kilometre
in 2019
South Korea
19.66 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Iran rank
4th
South Korea rank
2nd

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

  • Iran
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 19.66 units per square kilometre against 15.63 units per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 4.03 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.3 times Iran's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 2nd of 192 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0104 units per square kilometre 0.0101 units per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 0.0021 units per square kilometre 0.1297 units per square kilometre 0.1276 units per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 0.0095 units per square kilometre 0.9517 units per square kilometre 0.9422 units per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 0.1266 units per square kilometre 4.15 units per square kilometre 4.03 units per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 1.29 units per square kilometre 9.6 units per square kilometre 8.31 units per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 7.65 units per square kilometre 16.7 units per square kilometre 9.05 units per square kilometre South Korea

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?
South Korea, at 19.66 units per square kilometre against 15.63 units per square kilometre in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per between Iran and South Korea?
4.03 units per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Korea?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Iran and South Korea rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
Iran ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 9,776 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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.