Ireland vs Korea: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre

Ireland
8.49 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea
7.74 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
15th
Korea rank
17th

Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Ireland
  • Korea
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 8.49 million current US$ per square kilometre against 7.74 million current US$ per square kilometre in Korea, a difference of 755,480 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 15th and Korea ranks 17th of 190 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 69,109 current US$ per square kilometre 81,666 current US$ per square kilometre 12,558 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1980s 200,904 current US$ per square kilometre 360,594 current US$ per square kilometre 159,690 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 616,382 current US$ per square kilometre 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre 625,116 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 2.04 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 4.29 million current US$ per square kilometre 6.14 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.84 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 7.78 million current US$ per square kilometre 7.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 589,225 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, Ireland or Korea?
Ireland, at 8.49 million current US$ per square kilometre against 7.74 million current US$ per square kilometre in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between Ireland and Korea?
755,480 current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Korea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Korea rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 15th and Korea ranks 17th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (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
235 places, 10,792 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.