South Korea vs Lower middle income: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP

South Korea
13.96 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lower middle income
953,085 current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
10th
Lower middle income rank
13th

Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP over time

  • South Korea
  • Lower middle income
05.0M10.0M15.0M199020062023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 13.96 million current international $ per square kilometre against 953,085 current international $ per square kilometre in Lower middle income, a difference of 13.01 million current international $ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 14.6 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 10th and Lower middle income ranks 13th of 179 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 3.24 million current international $ per square kilometre 120,174 current international $ per square kilometre 3.12 million current international $ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 6.13 million current international $ per square kilometre 239,610 current international $ per square kilometre 5.89 million current international $ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 9.22 million current international $ per square kilometre 510,048 current international $ per square kilometre 8.71 million current international $ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 12.10 million current international $ per square kilometre 842,682 current international $ per square kilometre 11.26 million current international $ 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, ppp (current), South Korea or Lower middle income?
South Korea, at 13.96 million current international $ per square kilometre against 953,085 current international $ per square kilometre in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) between South Korea and Lower middle income?
13.01 million current international $ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Lower middle income?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Lower middle income rank globally for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
South Korea ranks 10th and Lower middle income ranks 13th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $), 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, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre
Unit
current international $ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
222 places, 6,374 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) 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.