South Korea vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

South Korea
453,399 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
14,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
30th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
27th

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

  • South Korea
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 453,399 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 14,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 439,302 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 32.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 47 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 198 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 11,348 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 604.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,744 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 38,057 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,998 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,059 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 56,212 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,743 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 53,469 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 165,402 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,888 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 160,515 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 238,156 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,309 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 228,847 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 365,972 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,296 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 354,677 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$), per square kilometre, South Korea or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
South Korea, at 453,399 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 14,097 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between South Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
439,302 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.