Republic of Korea vs Puerto Rico: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Republic of Korea
18.83 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
13.40 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
15th
Puerto Rico rank
17th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • Puerto Rico
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 18.83 million current US$ per square kilometre against 13.40 million current US$ per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, a difference of 5.43 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.4 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 15th and Puerto Rico ranks 17th of 183 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 54,587 current US$ per square kilometre 428,733 current US$ per square kilometre 374,145 current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1970s 302,990 current US$ per square kilometre 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre 788,257 current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1980s 1.28 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.32 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1990s 4.75 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.40 million current US$ per square kilometre 351,964 current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2000s 8.87 million current US$ per square kilometre 7.53 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.34 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2010s 15.01 million current US$ per square kilometre 9.26 million current US$ per square kilometre 5.74 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2020s 18.43 million current US$ per square kilometre 11.74 million current US$ per square kilometre 6.69 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Republic of Korea or Puerto Rico?
Republic of Korea, at 18.83 million current US$ per square kilometre against 13.40 million current US$ per square kilometre in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Republic of Korea and Puerto Rico?
5.43 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Puerto Rico?
61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Puerto Rico rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Republic of Korea ranks 15th and Puerto Rico ranks 17th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Republic of Korea vs Puerto Rico: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-national-expenditure-current-us-per-square-kilometre/korea-rep/puerto-rico-us/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-national-expenditure-current-us-per-square-kilometre/korea-rep/puerto-rico-us/">Republic of Korea vs Puerto Rico: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.