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

South Korea
453,399 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lower middle income
9,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
30th
Lower middle income rank
32nd

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

  • South Korea
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 453,399 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 9,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income, a difference of 443,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 46.1 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 30th and Lower middle income ranks 32nd of 198 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 38,057 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 717.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 37,339 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 56,212 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,161 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 55,051 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 165,402 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,669 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 162,734 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 238,156 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,079 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 232,077 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 365,972 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 357,944 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$), per square kilometre, South Korea or Lower middle income?
South Korea, at 453,399 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 9,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between South Korea and Lower middle income?
443,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Lower middle income?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Lower middle income rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 30th and Lower middle income ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.