Hong Kong vs South Korea: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU)

Hong Kong
1.99 billion current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
12.33 billion current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
7th
South Korea rank
4th

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) over time

  • Hong Kong
  • South Korea
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B196119922023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 12.33 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 1.99 billion current LCU per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 10.34 billion current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 6.2 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 4th of 188 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 8.94 million current LCU per square kilometre 8.14 million current LCU per square kilometre 792,944 current LCU per square kilometre Hong Kong
1970s 34.64 million current LCU per square kilometre 83.47 million current LCU per square kilometre 48.83 million current LCU per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 177.78 million current LCU per square kilometre 525.80 million current LCU per square kilometre 348.02 million current LCU per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 611.64 million current LCU per square kilometre 2.23 billion current LCU per square kilometre 1.62 billion current LCU per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 811.61 million current LCU per square kilometre 5.35 billion current LCU per square kilometre 4.54 billion current LCU per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 1.47 billion current LCU per square kilometre 8.85 billion current LCU per square kilometre 7.38 billion current LCU per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 1.81 billion current LCU per square kilometre 11.20 billion current LCU per square kilometre 9.40 billion current LCU per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu), Hong Kong or South Korea?
South Korea, at 12.33 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 1.99 billion current LCU per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) between Hong Kong and South Korea?
10.34 billion current LCU per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and South Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and South Korea rank globally for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu)?
Hong Kong ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 4th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 8,161 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 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.