Japan vs South Korea: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Japan
418,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
453,399 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
32nd
South Korea rank
30th

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

  • Japan
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 453,399 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 418,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 34,526 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 32nd and South Korea ranks 30th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 131,827 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 82,897 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 48,929 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 108,085 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 165,402 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 57,318 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 210,039 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 238,156 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,118 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 324,054 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 365,972 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 41,918 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$), per square kilometre, Japan or South Korea?
South Korea, at 453,399 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 418,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and South Korea?
34,526 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 32nd and South Korea ranks 30th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.