Israel vs South Korea: Population, total, per square kilometre
Israel
455.13 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
529.84 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Israel rank
27th
South Korea rank
24th
Population, total, per square kilometre over time
- Israel
- South Korea
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 27th and South Korea ranks 24th of 216 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, total, 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, total, 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, total, per square kilometre?
- Israel ranks 27th and South Korea ranks 24th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population, total 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.