Republic of Korea vs Upper middle income: Rural population, per square kilometre

Republic of Korea
99.8 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
22.41 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
31st
Upper middle income rank
30th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 99.8 units per square kilometre against 22.41 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 77.39 units per square kilometre.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 4.5 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 30th of 215 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 199.77 units per square kilometre 24.73 units per square kilometre 175.04 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1970s 189.31 units per square kilometre 29.93 units per square kilometre 159.38 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1980s 149.2 units per square kilometre 32.84 units per square kilometre 116.36 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1990s 104.34 units per square kilometre 31.98 units per square kilometre 72.36 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2000s 94.47 units per square kilometre 29.14 units per square kilometre 65.34 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2010s 95.55 units per square kilometre 25.39 units per square kilometre 70.16 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2020s 99.86 units per square kilometre 22.78 units per square kilometre 77.08 units per square kilometre Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Republic of Korea or Upper middle income?
Republic of Korea, at 99.8 units per square kilometre against 22.41 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Republic of Korea and Upper middle income?
77.39 units per square kilometre, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Upper middle income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Republic of Korea ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rural population 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.