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

Belgium
22.33 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
29.84 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
14th
South Korea rank
11th

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

  • Belgium
  • South Korea
010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 29.84 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 22.33 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 7.52 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

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

Across all 24 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 11th of 181 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium South Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 15.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 17.56 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2.50 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 18.74 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 23.28 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 4.54 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 21.28 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 28.80 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 7.52 million international-$ in 2021 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, Belgium or South Korea?
South Korea, at 29.84 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 22.33 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Belgium and South Korea?
7.52 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Korea?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and South Korea rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 11th of 181 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 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 9,758 data points, 1961–2023
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.