South Korea vs Panama: How have things changed?, per capita

South Korea
0.0687 metric tons per person
in 2024
Panama
0.0653 metric tons per person
in 2024
South Korea rank
25th
Panama rank
27th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • South Korea
  • Panama
0.0250.050.0750.10.125196519942024

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.0687 metric tons per person against 0.0653 metric tons per person in Panama, a difference of 0.0034 metric tons per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Panama ahead.

South Korea ranks 25th and Panama ranks 27th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0253 metric tons per person 0.0424 metric tons per person 0.0171 metric tons per person Panama
1970s 0.053 metric tons per person 0.0721 metric tons per person 0.0191 metric tons per person Panama
1980s 0.0745 metric tons per person 0.0785 metric tons per person 0.004 metric tons per person Panama
1990s 0.0717 metric tons per person 0.0649 metric tons per person 0.0068 metric tons per person South Korea
2000s 0.0588 metric tons per person 0.0785 metric tons per person 0.0197 metric tons per person Panama
2010s 0.0665 metric tons per person 0.0514 metric tons per person 0.0151 metric tons per person South Korea
2020s 0.071 metric tons per person 0.0536 metric tons per person 0.0174 metric tons per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, South Korea or Panama?
South Korea, at 0.0687 metric tons per person against 0.0653 metric tons per person in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between South Korea and Panama?
0.0034 metric tons per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Panama?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Panama rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
South Korea ranks 25th and Panama ranks 27th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.