Iran vs South Korea: Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (Depository Corporations)

Iran
5.33 billion units per square kilometre
in 2016
South Korea
13.02 billion units per square kilometre
in 2012
Iran rank
7th
South Korea rank
4th

Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (Depository Corporations) over time

  • Iran
  • South Korea
05.0B10.0B15.0B196119882016

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 13.02 billion units per square kilometre against 5.33 billion units per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 7.69 billion units per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 2.4 times Iran's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 4th of 172 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 51,079 units per square kilometre 2.03 million units per square kilometre 1.98 million units per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 418,572 units per square kilometre 38.51 million units per square kilometre 38.10 million units per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 2.06 million units per square kilometre 427.93 million units per square kilometre 425.88 million units per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 22.29 million units per square kilometre 2.28 billion units per square kilometre 2.26 billion units per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 543.37 million units per square kilometre 8.12 billion units per square kilometre 7.58 billion units per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 2.03 billion units per square kilometre 12.66 billion units per square kilometre 10.63 billion units per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, claims on private sector (depository corporations), Iran or South Korea?
South Korea, at 13.02 billion units per square kilometre against 5.33 billion units per square kilometre in Iran as of 2012.
What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on private sector (depository corporations) between Iran and South Korea?
7.69 billion units per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Korea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2012.
How do Iran and South Korea rank globally for domestic claims, claims on private sector (depository corporations)?
Iran ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 4th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
172 places, 6,665 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) 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.