Europe & Central Asia vs Korea: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia
981,306 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea
18.83 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia rank
13th
Korea rank
15th

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Korea
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 18.83 million current US$ per square kilometre against 981,306 current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 17.85 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 19.2 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th and Korea ranks 15th of 43 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 415,353 current US$ per square kilometre 302,990 current US$ per square kilometre 112,363 current US$ per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia
1980s 931,589 current US$ per square kilometre 1.28 million current US$ per square kilometre 345,284 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 634,988 current US$ per square kilometre 4.75 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.12 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 580,001 current US$ per square kilometre 8.87 million current US$ per square kilometre 8.29 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 793,158 current US$ per square kilometre 15.01 million current US$ per square kilometre 14.21 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 895,694 current US$ per square kilometre 18.43 million current US$ per square kilometre 17.53 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia or Korea?
Korea, at 18.83 million current US$ per square kilometre against 981,306 current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia and Korea?
17.85 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Korea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Korea rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th and Korea ranks 15th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (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
226 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (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.