Barbados vs South Korea: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Barbados
4.94 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
6.58 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
18th
South Korea rank
17th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Barbados
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 6.58 million current US$ per square kilometre against 4.94 million current US$ per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 1.64 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.3 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 18th and South Korea ranks 17th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 160,982 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,252 current US$ per square kilometre | 152,730 current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1970s | 516,512 current US$ per square kilometre | 83,104 current US$ per square kilometre | 433,408 current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1.37 million current US$ per square kilometre | 359,231 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.01 million current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.82 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre | 721,168 current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2000s | 3.33 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2.62 million current US$ per square kilometre | 702,086 current US$ per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2010s | 3.87 million current US$ per square kilometre | 5.00 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.13 million current US$ per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 4.33 million current US$ per square kilometre | 6.29 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Barbados or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 6.58 million current US$ per square kilometre against 4.94 million current US$ per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Barbados and South Korea?
- 1.64 million current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and South Korea rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 18th and South Korea ranks 17th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (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.