Korea vs OECD members: Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre

Korea
5.94 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
OECD members
418,819 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
10th
OECD members rank
8th

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Korea
  • OECD members
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 5.94 million current US$ per square kilometre against 418,819 current US$ per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 5.53 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 14.2 times OECD members's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 10th and OECD members ranks 8th of 177 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 84,776 current US$ per square kilometre 33,878 current US$ per square kilometre 50,898 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1980s 391,552 current US$ per square kilometre 81,700 current US$ per square kilometre 309,852 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 1.67 million current US$ per square kilometre 160,332 current US$ per square kilometre 1.51 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 2.76 million current US$ per square kilometre 232,814 current US$ per square kilometre 2.53 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 4.70 million current US$ per square kilometre 305,183 current US$ per square kilometre 4.40 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 5.91 million current US$ per square kilometre 382,447 current US$ per square kilometre 5.53 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre, Korea or OECD members?
Korea, at 5.94 million current US$ per square kilometre against 418,819 current US$ per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre between Korea and OECD members?
5.53 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and OECD members?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Korea and OECD members rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 10th and OECD members ranks 8th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
220 places, 9,727 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) 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.