South Korea vs United Kingdom: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square

South Korea
305,466 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
414,446 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
23rd
United Kingdom rank
20th

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square over time

  • South Korea
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 414,446 current US$ per square kilometre against 305,466 current US$ per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 108,980 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.4 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United Kingdom ahead.

South Korea ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 20th of 189 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 70,765 current US$ per square kilometre 145,144 current US$ per square kilometre 74,379 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 223,031 current US$ per square kilometre 249,244 current US$ per square kilometre 26,213 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square, South Korea or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 414,446 current US$ per square kilometre against 305,466 current US$ per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square between South Korea and United Kingdom?
108,980 current US$ per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United Kingdom?
8 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do South Korea and United Kingdom rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
South Korea ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 20th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 4,392 data points, 1995–2023
Last refreshed

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 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.