Republic of Korea vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Republic of Korea
18.83 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
14.30 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
15th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
16th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 18.83 million current US$ per square kilometre against 14.30 million current US$ per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 4.52 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 15th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 302,990 current US$ per square kilometre 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre 790,541 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 1.28 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.81 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.54 million current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 4.75 million current US$ per square kilometre 5.68 million current US$ per square kilometre 931,079 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 8.87 million current US$ per square kilometre 9.84 million current US$ per square kilometre 963,459 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 15.01 million current US$ per square kilometre 11.68 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.32 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2020s 18.43 million current US$ per square kilometre 12.99 million current US$ per square kilometre 5.43 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$), per square kilometre, Republic of Korea or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Republic of Korea, at 18.83 million current US$ per square kilometre against 14.30 million current US$ per square kilometre in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Republic of Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
4.52 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Republic of Korea ranks 15th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.