South Korea vs Netherlands: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time
- South Korea
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 37.53 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 29.84 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 7.69 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 11th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 181 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 536,852 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 6.30 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 5.76 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.70 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 10.38 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 8.67 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 3.90 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 12.37 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 8.47 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 10.71 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 17.11 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 6.40 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 17.56 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 26.25 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 8.69 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 23.28 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 30.63 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 7.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 28.80 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 35.97 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 7.18 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 37.53 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 29.84 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 Netherlands?
- 7.69 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Netherlands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Netherlands rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 11th and Netherlands ranks 8th 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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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.