Japan vs South Korea: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per

Japan
147,830 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
138,345 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
31st
South Korea rank
32nd

Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per over time

  • Japan
  • South Korea
050.0k100.0k150.0k197619992023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 147,830 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 138,345 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 9,485 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 31st and South Korea ranks 32nd of 196 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 34,382 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,850 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,532 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 34,861 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 79,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 44,633 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 73,242 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 132,087 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 58,846 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 128,108 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 134,325 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,217 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per, Japan or South Korea?
Japan, at 147,830 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 138,345 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per between Japan and South Korea?
9,485 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan 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 secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per?
Japan ranks 31st and South Korea ranks 32nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary income, other sectors, 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
243 places, 8,276 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Secondary income, other sectors, 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.