North Korea vs Singapore: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

North Korea
7.42 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
6.1 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
32nd
Singapore rank
35th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • North Korea
  • Singapore
010203040196519942023

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 7.42 metric tons per square kilometre against 6.1 metric tons per square kilometre in Singapore, a difference of 1.32 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Singapore ahead.

North Korea ranks 32nd and Singapore ranks 35th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre 24.48 metric tons per square kilometre 20.69 metric tons per square kilometre Singapore
1970s 6.35 metric tons per square kilometre 25.32 metric tons per square kilometre 18.96 metric tons per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 13.16 metric tons per square kilometre 28.76 metric tons per square kilometre 15.6 metric tons per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 9.24 metric tons per square kilometre 19.7 metric tons per square kilometre 10.47 metric tons per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 5.9 metric tons per square kilometre 13.34 metric tons per square kilometre 7.44 metric tons per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 6.58 metric tons per square kilometre 12.66 metric tons per square kilometre 6.08 metric tons per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 7.41 metric tons per square kilometre 8.98 metric tons per square kilometre 1.57 metric tons per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, North Korea or Singapore?
North Korea, at 7.42 metric tons per square kilometre against 6.1 metric tons per square kilometre in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between North Korea and Singapore?
1.32 metric tons per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Singapore?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Singapore rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
North Korea ranks 32nd and Singapore ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? 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.