South Korea vs San Marino: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

South Korea
430.34 people per square kilometre
in 2023
San Marino
546.09 people per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
17th
San Marino rank
14th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • South Korea
  • San Marino
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How they compare

San Marino currently reports 546.09 people per square kilometre against 430.34 people per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 115.75 people per square kilometre.

That makes San Marino's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, San Marino has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 17th and San Marino ranks 14th of 215 countries.

San Marino has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea San Marino Difference Ahead
1960s 99.68 people per square kilometre 153.27 people per square kilometre 53.59 people per square kilometre San Marino
1970s 175.07 people per square kilometre 226.54 people per square kilometre 51.47 people per square kilometre San Marino
1980s 272.99 people per square kilometre 327.43 people per square kilometre 54.45 people per square kilometre San Marino
1990s 363.98 people per square kilometre 382.77 people per square kilometre 18.78 people per square kilometre San Marino
2000s 399.25 people per square kilometre 449.4 people per square kilometre 50.15 people per square kilometre San Marino
2010s 423.61 people per square kilometre 542.49 people per square kilometre 118.88 people per square kilometre San Marino
2020s 430.86 people per square kilometre 555.01 people per square kilometre 124.15 people per square kilometre San Marino

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, South Korea or San Marino?
San Marino, at 546.09 people per square kilometre against 430.34 people per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between South Korea and San Marino?
115.75 people per square kilometre, with San Marino ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and San Marino?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Korea and San Marino rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 17th and San Marino ranks 14th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas 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.