South Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Total Reserves, per square kilometre

South Korea
4.3 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.0386 units per square kilometre
in 2016
South Korea rank
7th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
9th

Total Reserves, per square kilometre over time

  • South Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
012345199020062023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 4.3 units per square kilometre against 0.0386 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 4.26 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 111.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 17 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 164 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1537 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.1533 units per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 2.02 units per square kilometre 0.024 units per square kilometre 2 units per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 3.48 units per square kilometre 0.0468 units per square kilometre 3.44 units per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves, per square kilometre, South Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
South Korea, at 4.3 units per square kilometre against 0.0386 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in total reserves, per square kilometre between South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
4.26 units per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
17 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
How do South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for total reserves, per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total Reserves, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total Reserves, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 4,193 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Total Reserves 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.