Korea vs Middle income: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$)

Korea
9.44 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income
306,137 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
16th
Middle income rank
17th

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) over time

  • Korea
  • Middle income
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 9.44 million current US$ per square kilometre against 306,137 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 9.13 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 30.8 times Middle income's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 16th and Middle income ranks 17th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 34,880 current US$ per square kilometre 4,102 current US$ per square kilometre 30,778 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1970s 182,783 current US$ per square kilometre 10,826 current US$ per square kilometre 171,958 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1980s 696,473 current US$ per square kilometre 25,036 current US$ per square kilometre 671,437 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 2.48 million current US$ per square kilometre 42,464 current US$ per square kilometre 2.44 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 4.83 million current US$ per square kilometre 81,942 current US$ per square kilometre 4.75 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 7.89 million current US$ per square kilometre 206,940 current US$ per square kilometre 7.68 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 9.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 276,385 current US$ per square kilometre 8.82 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$), Korea or Middle income?
Korea, at 9.44 million current US$ per square kilometre against 306,137 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) between Korea and Middle income?
9.13 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Korea and Middle income rank globally for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$)?
Korea ranks 16th and Middle income ranks 17th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Households and NPISHs Final consumption 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
231 places, 10,432 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Households and NPISHs Final consumption 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.