South Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per

South Korea
138,345 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1,044 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
32nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
33rd

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

  • South Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
050.0k100.0k150.0k197619992023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 138,345 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,044 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 137,301 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 132.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 20 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 196 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 91,188 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 615.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 90,573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 132,087 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,070 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 131,017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 134,325 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 813.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 133,511 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$), per, South Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
South Korea, at 138,345 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,044 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per between South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
137,301 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per?
South Korea ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), 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.