Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Korea: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1,340 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea
123,735 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
26th
Korea rank
28th

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Korea
050.0k100.0k150.0k197619992023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 123,735 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,340 current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 122,395 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 92.4 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th and Korea ranks 28th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 28.73 current US$ per square kilometre 20,838 current US$ per square kilometre 20,810 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 610.36 current US$ per square kilometre 67,607 current US$ per square kilometre 66,996 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 1,633 current US$ per square kilometre 108,615 current US$ per square kilometre 106,982 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 1,412 current US$ per square kilometre 113,935 current US$ per square kilometre 112,523 current US$ per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Korea?
Korea, at 123,735 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,340 current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea?
122,395 current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th and Korea ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (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
241 places, 9,204 data points, 1966–2023
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, paid (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.