South Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP

South Korea
0 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Korea rank
158th
Saudi Arabia rank
156th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP over time

  • South Korea
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0 people per US$ of GDP against 0 people per US$ of GDP in South Korea, a difference of 0 people per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 158th and Saudi Arabia ranks 156th of 211 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0024 people per US$ of GDP 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP 0.0019 people per US$ of GDP South Korea
1970s 0.0009 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP South Korea
1980s 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP South Korea
1990s 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP South Korea
2000s 0 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2010s 0 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2020s 0 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia

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 unit of gdp, South Korea or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0 people per US$ of GDP against 0 people per US$ of GDP in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp between South Korea and Saudi Arabia?
0 people per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Saudi Arabia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?
South Korea ranks 158th and Saudi Arabia ranks 156th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
people per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 11,717 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.