South Korea vs Switzerland: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt)
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt) over time
- South Korea
- Switzerland
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 21.90 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 14.16 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 7.74 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.5 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
South Korea ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 10th of 164 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 609,771 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 2.95 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 2.34 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.62 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 4.07 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 2.45 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 3.78 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 4.93 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 1.15 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 8.41 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 6.54 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 1.87 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 13.46 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 9.39 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 4.07 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 18.31 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 12.57 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 5.74 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 21.25 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 13.78 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 7.47 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | South Korea |
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 Switzerland?
- South Korea, at 21.90 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 14.16 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between South Korea and Switzerland?
- 7.74 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Switzerland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do South Korea and Switzerland rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 10th 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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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.