Republic of Korea vs Upper middle income: Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per

Republic of Korea
6.15 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
239,198 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
12th
Upper middle income rank
14th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • Upper middle income
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 6.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 239,198 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 5.91 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 25.7 times Upper middle income's.

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

Republic of Korea ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 14th 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 Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 9,750 current US$ per square kilometre 2,372 current US$ per square kilometre 7,377 current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1970s 81,251 current US$ per square kilometre 8,030 current US$ per square kilometre 73,221 current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1980s 444,980 current US$ per square kilometre 15,918 current US$ per square kilometre 429,062 current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1990s 1.71 million current US$ per square kilometre 27,232 current US$ per square kilometre 1.68 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2000s 3.01 million current US$ per square kilometre 63,320 current US$ per square kilometre 2.95 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2010s 5.45 million current US$ per square kilometre 168,288 current US$ per square kilometre 5.28 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2020s 6.17 million current US$ per square kilometre 223,385 current US$ per square kilometre 5.95 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$), per, Republic of Korea or Upper middle income?
Republic of Korea, at 6.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 239,198 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per between Republic of Korea and Upper middle income?
5.91 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Upper middle income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per?
Republic of Korea ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), 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
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Coverage
253 places, 10,691 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.