India vs Korea: Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre
India
0.3625 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea
0.472 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
14th
Korea rank
11th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre over time
- India
- Korea
How they compare
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 Korea's figure about 1.3 times India's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
India ranks 14th and Korea ranks 11th of 186 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2005 units per square kilometre | 0.3597 units per square kilometre | 0.1593 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.2552 units per square kilometre | 0.398 units per square kilometre | 0.1429 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.3145 units per square kilometre | 0.4454 units per square kilometre | 0.1309 units per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.3549 units per square kilometre | 0.4694 units per square kilometre | 0.1145 units per square kilometre | 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 Korea?
- 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 Korea?
- 0.1095 units per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Korea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do India and Korea rank globally for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre?
- India ranks 14th and 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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About this data
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.