South Korea vs Taiwan: Per capita co emissions vs human development index

South Korea
13.7
in 2023
Taiwan
12.64
in 2023
South Korea rank
15th
Taiwan rank
18th

Per capita co emissions vs human development index over time

  • South Korea
  • Taiwan
57.51012.515199020062023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 13.7 against 12.64 in Taiwan, a difference of 1.06.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 15th and Taiwan ranks 18th of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Taiwan Difference Ahead
1990s 9.35 6.73 2.63 South Korea
2000s 11.99 12.32 0.3351 Taiwan
2010s 13.65 12.27 1.38 South Korea
2020s 13.66 12.35 1.31 South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co emissions vs human development index, South Korea or Taiwan?
South Korea, at 13.7 against 12.64 in Taiwan as of 2023.
What is the difference in per capita co emissions vs human development index between South Korea and Taiwan?
1.06, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Taiwan?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Taiwan rank globally for per capita co emissions vs human development index?
South Korea ranks 15th and Taiwan ranks 18th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Per capita co emissions vs human development index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

South Korea vs Taiwan: Per capita co emissions vs human development index. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 16 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/per-capita-co-emissions-vs-human-development-index/korea-rep/taiwan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/per-capita-co-emissions-vs-human-development-index/korea-rep/taiwan/">South Korea vs Taiwan: Per capita co emissions vs human development index</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Per capita co emissions vs human development index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed