Iran vs South Korea: Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per square kilometre

Iran
639.95 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2009
South Korea
6.75 billion current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran rank
4th
South Korea rank
1st

Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Iran
  • South Korea
02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B197219972023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 6.75 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 639.95 million current LCU per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 6.11 billion current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 10.5 times Iran's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 1st of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 880,424 current LCU per square kilometre 23.93 million current LCU per square kilometre 23.05 million current LCU per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 1.60 million current LCU per square kilometre 150.43 million current LCU per square kilometre 148.83 million current LCU per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 25.97 million current LCU per square kilometre 690.06 million current LCU per square kilometre 664.10 million current LCU per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 344.06 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.96 billion current LCU per square kilometre 1.62 billion current LCU per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre, Iran or South Korea?
South Korea, at 6.75 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 639.95 million current LCU per square kilometre in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre between Iran and South Korea?
6.11 billion current LCU per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Korea?
38 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2009.
How do Iran and South Korea rank globally for revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Iran ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 1st of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,552 data points, 1972–2023
Last refreshed

Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) 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.