Korea vs Kuwait: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre

Korea
6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
4.71 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
13th
Kuwait rank
15th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Korea
  • Kuwait
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre against 4.71 million current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 1.76 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.

Korea ranks 13th and Kuwait ranks 15th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 2,451 current US$ per square kilometre 70,994 current US$ per square kilometre 68,543 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1970s 63,963 current US$ per square kilometre 446,588 current US$ per square kilometre 382,624 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 362,508 current US$ per square kilometre 645,786 current US$ per square kilometre 283,278 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 560,185 current US$ per square kilometre 537,370 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 2.79 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.27 million current US$ per square kilometre 512,370 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 5.59 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.49 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 6.33 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.03 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.30 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Korea or Kuwait?
Korea, at 6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre against 4.71 million current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Korea and Kuwait?
1.76 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Kuwait?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Korea and Kuwait rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 13th and Kuwait ranks 15th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,096 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (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.