South Korea vs Malta: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt)

South Korea
21.90 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Malta
57.17 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
South Korea rank
7th
Malta rank
4th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt) over time

  • South Korea
  • Malta
020.0M40.0M60.0M196119912022

How they compare

Malta currently reports 57.17 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 21.90 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 35.27 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 2.6 times South Korea's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 7th and Malta ranks 4th of 164 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 609,771 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 2.73 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 2.12 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Malta
1970s 1.62 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 6.02 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 4.40 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Malta
1980s 3.78 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 11.41 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 7.63 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Malta
1990s 8.41 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 18.85 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 10.43 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Malta
2000s 13.46 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 27.37 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 13.91 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Malta
2010s 18.31 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 39.39 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 21.08 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Malta
2020s 21.25 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 52.84 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 31.59 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Malta

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 Malta?
Malta, at 57.17 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 21.90 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between South Korea and Malta?
35.27 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Malta?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do South Korea and Malta rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 7th and Malta ranks 4th of 164 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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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,284 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

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.