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

South Korea
21.90 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Qatar
33.23 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
South Korea rank
7th
Qatar rank
5th

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

  • South Korea
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 33.23 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 11.33 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.5 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 5th of 164 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 609,771 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 319,526 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 290,245 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 1.62 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 765,034 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 856,218 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 3.78 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 580,834 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 3.20 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 8.41 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 1.05 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 7.36 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 13.46 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 7.48 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 5.98 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 18.31 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 29.16 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 10.85 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 21.25 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 32.16 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 10.91 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Qatar

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 Qatar?
Qatar, at 33.23 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 Qatar?
11.33 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Qatar?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do South Korea and Qatar rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 5th 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.