Korea vs Upper middle income: Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre
Korea
5.94 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
231,422 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
10th
Upper middle income rank
13th
Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Korea currently reports 5.94 million current US$ per square kilometre against 231,422 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 5.71 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Korea's figure about 25.7 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 177 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,755 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,112 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,643 current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1970s | 84,776 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,620 current US$ per square kilometre | 80,155 current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1980s | 391,552 current US$ per square kilometre | 10,433 current US$ per square kilometre | 381,118 current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1990s | 1.67 million current US$ per square kilometre | 18,489 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.66 million current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2000s | 2.76 million current US$ per square kilometre | 46,899 current US$ per square kilometre | 2.72 million current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2010s | 4.70 million current US$ per square kilometre | 155,285 current US$ per square kilometre | 4.55 million current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2020s | 5.91 million current US$ per square kilometre | 217,010 current US$ per square kilometre | 5.69 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$), per square kilometre, Korea or Upper middle income?
- Korea, at 5.94 million current US$ per square kilometre against 231,422 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre between Korea and Upper middle income?
- 5.71 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Upper middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Korea ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.