India vs South Korea: Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre

India
0.3625 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
0.472 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
14th
South Korea rank
11th

Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • South Korea
00.10.20.30.40.5199020062023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.472 units per square kilometre against 0.3625 units per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.1095 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.3 times India's.

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

India ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 11th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2005 units per square kilometre 0.3597 units per square kilometre 0.1593 units per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 0.2552 units per square kilometre 0.398 units per square kilometre 0.1429 units per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 0.3145 units per square kilometre 0.4454 units per square kilometre 0.1309 units per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 0.3549 units per square kilometre 0.4694 units per square kilometre 0.1145 units per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre, India or South Korea?
South Korea, at 0.472 units per square kilometre against 0.3625 units per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre between India and South Korea?
0.1095 units per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Korea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do India and South Korea rank globally for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre?
India ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 11th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,278 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Population (UN estimates and projections) 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.