South Korea vs Maldives: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time
- South Korea
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 39.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 28.63 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 10.79 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.4 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.
South Korea ranks 12th and Maldives ranks 9th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.15 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 9.11 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 38,262 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 16.08 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 15.99 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 88,200 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 23.24 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 26.91 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 3.67 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2020s | 27.62 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 33.34 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 5.72 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, South Korea or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 39.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 28.63 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between South Korea and Maldives?
- 10.79 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Maldives?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Maldives rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 12th and Maldives ranks 9th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), 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 domestic product (GDP) 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.