Republic of Korea vs South Asia: Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per

Republic of Korea
6.15 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Asia
320,875 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
12th
South Asia rank
9th

Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • South Asia
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 6.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 320,875 current US$ per square kilometre in South Asia, a difference of 5.83 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 19.2 times South Asia's.

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

Republic of Korea ranks 12th and South Asia ranks 9th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea South Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 9,750 current US$ per square kilometre 3,483 current US$ per square kilometre 6,267 current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1970s 81,251 current US$ per square kilometre 7,796 current US$ per square kilometre 73,455 current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1980s 444,980 current US$ per square kilometre 20,623 current US$ per square kilometre 424,356 current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1990s 1.71 million current US$ per square kilometre 32,750 current US$ per square kilometre 1.67 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2000s 3.01 million current US$ per square kilometre 81,628 current US$ per square kilometre 2.93 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2010s 5.45 million current US$ per square kilometre 206,306 current US$ per square kilometre 5.25 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2020s 6.17 million current US$ per square kilometre 293,108 current US$ per square kilometre 5.88 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per, Republic of Korea or South Asia?
Republic of Korea, at 6.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 320,875 current US$ per square kilometre in South Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per between Republic of Korea and South Asia?
5.83 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and South Asia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and South Asia rank globally for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per?
Republic of Korea ranks 12th and South Asia ranks 9th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Industry (including construction), value added (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
253 places, 10,691 data points, 1961–2023
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Industry (including construction), value added (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.