South Korea vs Upper middle income: Total Reserves, per square kilometre
South Korea
4.3 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
0.1205 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
7th
Upper middle income rank
4th
Total Reserves, per square kilometre over time
- South Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 4.3 units per square kilometre against 0.1205 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 4.18 units per square kilometre.
That makes South Korea's figure about 35.7 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 4th of 164 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3153 units per square kilometre | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | 0.3089 units per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.92 units per square kilometre | 0.0368 units per square kilometre | 1.88 units per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 3.67 units per square kilometre | 0.1139 units per square kilometre | 3.56 units per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 4.48 units per square kilometre | 0.1183 units per square kilometre | 4.36 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 Upper middle income?
- South Korea, at 4.3 units per square kilometre against 0.1205 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total reserves, per square kilometre between South Korea and Upper middle income?
- 4.18 units per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Upper middle income?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for total reserves, per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 4th 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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About this data
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.