South Korea vs Vietnam: Gross fixed capital formation, General … square kilometre Current

South Korea
0.9896 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Vietnam
1.34 units per square kilometre
in 2019
South Korea rank
3rd
Vietnam rank
2nd

Gross fixed capital formation, General … square kilometre Current over time

  • South Korea
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 1.34 units per square kilometre against 0.9896 units per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 0.3504 units per square kilometre.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.4 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 3rd and Vietnam ranks 2nd of 171 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0087 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0087 units per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 0.0596 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0593 units per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 0.2536 units per square kilometre 0.0303 units per square kilometre 0.2233 units per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 0.5528 units per square kilometre 0.2283 units per square kilometre 0.3244 units per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 0.7804 units per square kilometre 0.8871 units per square kilometre 0.1067 units per square kilometre Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices, South Korea or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 1.34 units per square kilometre against 0.9896 units per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices between South Korea and Vietnam?
0.3504 units per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Vietnam?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do South Korea and Vietnam rank globally for gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices?
South Korea ranks 3rd and Vietnam ranks 2nd of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 7,663 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 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.