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

South Korea
29.84 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
30.28 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
11th
Qatar rank
10th

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

  • South Korea
  • Qatar
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 30.28 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 444,600 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.

South Korea ranks 11th and Qatar ranks 10th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 1.70 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.57 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 132,600 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 3.90 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.50 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2.40 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 10.71 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.73 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 8.98 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 17.56 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 10.62 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 6.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 23.28 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 31.32 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 8.05 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 28.80 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 29.35 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 549,475 international-$ in 2021 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 30.28 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 Qatar?
444,600 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Qatar?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Qatar rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 11th and Qatar ranks 10th 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.