South Korea vs Turkey: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP
South Korea
0.0067 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Turkey
0.0073 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2023
South Korea rank
17th
Turkey rank
15th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP over time
- South Korea
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 0.0073 million ton-km per US$ of GDP against 0.0067 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in South Korea, a difference of 0.0006 million ton-km per US$ of GDP.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 15th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0084 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0081 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0119 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0115 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0113 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0103 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0102 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0091 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0078 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0073 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0092 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp, South Korea or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 0.0073 million ton-km per US$ of GDP against 0.0067 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp between South Korea and Turkey?
- 0.0006 million ton-km per US$ of GDP, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Turkey?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Turkey rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp?
- South Korea ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 15th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tonne-kilometers of air freight divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.