Korea vs Upper middle income: Labor force, total, per square kilometre

Korea
303.15 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
34.25 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
11th
Upper middle income rank
12th

Labor force, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Korea
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 303.15 units per square kilometre against 34.25 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 268.9 units per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 8.9 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 186 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 216.2 units per square kilometre 26.64 units per square kilometre 189.56 units per square kilometre Korea
2000s 245.74 units per square kilometre 30.15 units per square kilometre 215.59 units per square kilometre Korea
2010s 277.39 units per square kilometre 33.14 units per square kilometre 244.25 units per square kilometre Korea
2020s 296.41 units per square kilometre 33.87 units per square kilometre 262.54 units per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per square kilometre, Korea or Upper middle income?
Korea, at 303.15 units per square kilometre against 34.25 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per square kilometre between Korea and Upper middle income?
268.9 units per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Upper middle income?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labor force, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
234 places, 7,804 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Labor force, total 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.