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Korea, Rep. flag Korea, Rep. Asia
United States flag United States North America
Key Statistics
Population
people
51.8M
29th
340.1M
3rd
GDP
gross domestic product, US$
$1.9T
12th
$28.8T
1st
GDP per Capita
US$ per person
$36,239
45th
$84,534
12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
international $
$61,930
31st
$85,980
10th
GDP Growth
annual %
2.0% 146th
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
km²
100,450 km²
109th
9,831,510 km²
3rd
Population Density
people per km²
515.2 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate
births per woman
0.7 216th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
% of population
81.2% 54th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
% of population
19.3% 39th
17.9% 45th
Health
Life Expectancy
years at birth
83.4 yrs
13th
78.4 yrs
63rd
Infant Mortality
per 1,000 live births
2.3 15th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality
per 100,000 live births
4.0 18th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
US$
$3,137
29th
$13,473
1st
Health Spending
% of GDP
8.7% 50th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians
per 1,000 people
2.61
74th
3.68
39th
Hospital Beds
per 1,000 people
12.81
3rd
2.68
82nd
Population Pyramidsby age & sex, 2024
Population pyramid of Korea, Rep.
Korea, Rep.
Population pyramid of United States
United States
Economy & Environment
Unemployment Rate
% of labour force
2.8% 32nd
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions
tons per capita
13.04 162nd
17.74 175th
Agriculture
% of GDP
1.5%
1.0%
Industry
% of GDP
33.9%
17.9%
Services
% of GDP
57.5%
77.6%
Exports
% of GDP
44.4%
11.1%
Imports
% of GDP
40.3%
14.3%
Education & Society
Literacy Rate
% of adults
98.0% 40th
N/A
Education Spending
% of GDP
5.8% 33rd
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
0 = perfect equality
32.9 56th
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate
at $2.15/day
0.2% 30th
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate
per 100,000 people
0.5 13th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
% of seats
20.0% 127th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
% of female population
56.8% 68th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending
% of GDP
2.6% 44th
3.4% 24th
Technology & Infrastructure
Internet Users
% of population
97.9%
14th
93.1%
42nd
Mobile Subscriptions
per 100 people
162.1 21st
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
% of population
100.0%
61st
100.0%
124th
Access to Water
% of population
100.0%
17th
100.0%
44th
Access to Sanitation
% of population
99.7%
30th
99.6%
34th
Renewable Energy
% of consumption
3.6% 171st
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area
% of land area
64.1% 21st
33.9% 96th
Ochre marks the leading country for each measure.
GDP Compositionagriculture · industry · services
Korea, Rep.
United States
Trade Balanceexports vs imports, % of GDP
Korea, Rep.
United States
Population Over Time1960 – 2024
Korea, Rep.
United States
GDP Over Time1960 – 2024, US$
Korea, Rep.
United States
Life Expectancy Over Time1960 – 2024
Korea, Rep.
United States