Republic of Korea vs Upper middle income: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Republic of Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 18.83 million current US$ per square kilometre against 686,777 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 18.14 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 27.4 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.
Republic of Korea ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 183 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49,133 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,787 current US$ per square kilometre | 43,346 current US$ per square kilometre | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 302,990 current US$ per square kilometre | 18,674 current US$ per square kilometre | 284,316 current US$ per square kilometre | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 1.28 million current US$ per square kilometre | 42,904 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.23 million current US$ per square kilometre | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 4.75 million current US$ per square kilometre | 78,421 current US$ per square kilometre | 4.67 million current US$ per square kilometre | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 8.87 million current US$ per square kilometre | 164,228 current US$ per square kilometre | 8.71 million current US$ per square kilometre | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 15.01 million current US$ per square kilometre | 463,397 current US$ per square kilometre | 14.54 million current US$ per square kilometre | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 18.43 million current US$ per square kilometre | 628,354 current US$ per square kilometre | 17.80 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$), per square kilometre, Republic of Korea or Upper middle income?
- Republic of Korea, at 18.83 million current US$ per square kilometre against 686,777 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Republic of Korea and Upper middle income?
- 18.14 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Upper middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Republic of Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Republic of Korea ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.