Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per

Korea
17.91 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
209,800 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
14th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
17th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per over time

  • Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 17.91 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 209,800 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 17.70 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 85.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 192 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 540,048 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 27,806 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 512,241 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Korea
1970s 1.02 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 45,137 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 975,239 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Korea
1980s 2.38 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 55,886 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 2.33 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 5.61 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 82,002 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 5.53 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 9.90 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 127,887 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 9.77 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 14.41 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 174,686 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 14.24 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 17.19 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 199,158 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 16.99 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per, Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Korea, at 17.91 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 209,800 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per between Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
17.70 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
56 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
How do Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per?
Korea ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
226 places, 9,168 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 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.