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

Israel
455.13 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
529.84 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Israel rank
26th
South Korea rank
23rd

Population by income level, per square kilometre over time

  • Israel
  • South Korea
100200300400500196119922023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 529.84 units per square kilometre against 455.13 units per square kilometre in Israel, a difference of 74.71 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Israel's.

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

Israel ranks 26th 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 Israel South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 117.83 units per square kilometre 297.39 units per square kilometre 179.56 units per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 156.76 units per square kilometre 362.29 units per square kilometre 205.53 units per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 194.04 units per square kilometre 419.46 units per square kilometre 225.42 units per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 252.13 units per square kilometre 464.67 units per square kilometre 212.54 units per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 317.72 units per square kilometre 497.42 units per square kilometre 179.7 units per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 384.25 units per square kilometre 521.29 units per square kilometre 137.05 units per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 438.92 units per square kilometre 530.2 units per square kilometre 91.28 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, Israel or South Korea?
South Korea, at 529.84 units per square kilometre against 455.13 units per square kilometre in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by income level, per square kilometre between Israel and South Korea?
74.71 units per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and South Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Israel and South Korea rank globally for population by income level, per square kilometre?
Israel ranks 26th 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.