Canada vs South Korea: Prosperity gap
Canada
0.6536
in 2022
South Korea
0.6595
in 2021
Canada rank
111th
South Korea rank
110th
Prosperity gap over time
- Canada
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.6595 against 0.6536 in Canada, a difference of 0.0059.
Across all 11 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 111th and South Korea ranks 110th of 120 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7136 | 1.18 | 0.4675 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.6415 | 0.9226 | 0.2811 | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.5618 | 0.6697 | 0.1079 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Canada or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.6595 against 0.6536 in Canada as of 2021.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Canada and South Korea?
- 0.0059, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Korea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
- How do Canada and South Korea rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Canada ranks 111th and South Korea ranks 110th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.