Republic of Korea vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Republic of Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 6.58 million current US$ per square kilometre against 136,955 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 6.45 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 48.1 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.
Republic of Korea ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 205 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,252 current US$ per square kilometre | 517.89 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,734 current US$ per square kilometre | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 83,104 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,178 current US$ per square kilometre | 80,926 current US$ per square kilometre | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 359,231 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,127 current US$ per square kilometre | 353,104 current US$ per square kilometre | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre | 14,132 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 2.62 million current US$ per square kilometre | 41,352 current US$ per square kilometre | 2.58 million current US$ per square kilometre | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 5.00 million current US$ per square kilometre | 96,975 current US$ per square kilometre | 4.90 million current US$ per square kilometre | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 6.29 million current US$ per square kilometre | 127,526 current US$ per square kilometre | 6.17 million current US$ per square kilometre | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Republic of Korea or Upper middle income?
- Republic of Korea, at 6.58 million current US$ per square kilometre against 136,955 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Republic of Korea and Upper middle income?
- 6.45 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Upper middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Republic of Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Republic of Korea ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.