South Korea vs Late-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

South Korea
6.58 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Late-demographic dividend
135,853 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
17th
Late-demographic dividend rank
16th

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

  • South Korea
  • Late-demographic dividend
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 6.58 million current US$ per square kilometre against 135,853 current US$ per square kilometre in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 6.45 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 48.5 times Late-demographic dividend's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 17th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 16th of 205 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 8,252 current US$ per square kilometre 777.35 current US$ per square kilometre 7,475 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 83,104 current US$ per square kilometre 3,388 current US$ per square kilometre 79,716 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 359,231 current US$ per square kilometre 8,420 current US$ per square kilometre 350,811 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 13,251 current US$ per square kilometre 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 2.62 million current US$ per square kilometre 39,157 current US$ per square kilometre 2.59 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 5.00 million current US$ per square kilometre 93,630 current US$ per square kilometre 4.91 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 6.29 million current US$ per square kilometre 126,709 current US$ per square kilometre 6.17 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$), per square kilometre, South Korea or Late-demographic dividend?
South Korea, at 6.58 million current US$ per square kilometre against 135,853 current US$ per square kilometre in Late-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between South Korea and Late-demographic dividend?
6.45 million current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Late-demographic dividend?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 17th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 16th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (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
252 places, 14,042 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.