France vs South Korea: Prosperity gap

France
0.6278
in 2023
South Korea
0.6595
in 2021
France rank
113th
South Korea rank
110th

Prosperity gap over time

  • France
  • South Korea
00.511.5197019962023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.6595 against 0.6278 in France, a difference of 0.0318.

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

Across all 11 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

France ranks 113th and South Korea ranks 110th of 120 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Prosperity gap
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.