South Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre

South Korea
123,735 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
906.33 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
28th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
31st

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

  • South Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
050.0k100.0k150.0k197519992023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 123,735 current US$ per square kilometre against 906.33 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 122,829 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 136.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 25.92 current US$ per square kilometre 87.31 current US$ per square kilometre 61.4 current US$ per square kilometre Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 1,295 current US$ per square kilometre 136.62 current US$ per square kilometre 1,159 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 18,343 current US$ per square kilometre 69.43 current US$ per square kilometre 18,274 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 67,607 current US$ per square kilometre 492.69 current US$ per square kilometre 67,114 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 108,615 current US$ per square kilometre 801.29 current US$ per square kilometre 107,814 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 113,935 current US$ per square kilometre 658.79 current US$ per square kilometre 113,276 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre, South Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
South Korea, at 123,735 current US$ per square kilometre against 906.33 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
122,829 current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), 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.