Korea vs Low & middle income: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre

Korea
123,735 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income
1,219 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
28th
Low & middle income rank
29th

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

  • Korea
  • Low & middle income
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019962023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 123,735 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,219 current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 122,516 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 101.5 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Korea ranks 28th and Low & middle income ranks 29th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and Low & middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 25.92 current US$ per square kilometre 47.92 current US$ per square kilometre 22.01 current US$ per square kilometre Low & middle income
1980s 1,295 current US$ per square kilometre 71.97 current US$ per square kilometre 1,223 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 18,343 current US$ per square kilometre 76.2 current US$ per square kilometre 18,267 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 67,607 current US$ per square kilometre 313.27 current US$ per square kilometre 67,293 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 108,615 current US$ per square kilometre 824.4 current US$ per square kilometre 107,790 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 113,935 current US$ per square kilometre 1,078 current US$ per square kilometre 112,857 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$), per square kilometre, Korea or Low & middle income?
Korea, at 123,735 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,219 current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between Korea and Low & middle income?
122,516 current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Low & middle income?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Korea and Low & middle income rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 28th and Low & middle income ranks 29th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), 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.