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
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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About this data
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.