Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs South Korea: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
10,379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
453,399 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
31st
South Korea rank
30th

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 453,399 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 10,379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 443,020 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 43.7 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 27 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st and South Korea ranks 30th of 47 groups.

South 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) South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 1,119 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 89,510 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 88,392 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 3,963 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 165,402 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 161,440 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 8,916 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 238,156 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 229,240 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 10,230 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 365,972 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 355,742 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or South Korea?
South Korea, at 453,399 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 10,379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Korea?
443,020 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Korea?
27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Korea rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st and South Korea ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,137 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (BoP, 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.