India vs South Korea: Population by income level, per square kilometre

India
483.68 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
529.84 units per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
24th
South Korea rank
23rd

Population by income level, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • South Korea
200300400500196119922023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 529.84 units per square kilometre against 483.68 units per square kilometre in India, a difference of 46.16 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

India ranks 24th and South Korea ranks 23rd of 215 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 164.82 units per square kilometre 297.39 units per square kilometre 132.58 units per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 203.81 units per square kilometre 362.29 units per square kilometre 158.48 units per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 257.27 units per square kilometre 419.46 units per square kilometre 162.19 units per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 319.9 units per square kilometre 464.67 units per square kilometre 144.78 units per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 384.7 units per square kilometre 497.42 units per square kilometre 112.72 units per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 443.52 units per square kilometre 521.29 units per square kilometre 77.77 units per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 477.63 units per square kilometre 530.2 units per square kilometre 52.57 units per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by income level, per square kilometre, India or South Korea?
South Korea, at 529.84 units per square kilometre against 483.68 units per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by income level, per square kilometre between India and South Korea?
46.16 units per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and South Korea rank globally for population by income level, per square kilometre?
India ranks 24th and South Korea ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population by income level, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population by income level, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population by income level 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.