Iran vs South Korea: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre
Iran
1.52 billion current LCU per square kilometre
in 2016
South Korea
5.43 billion current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran rank
5th
South Korea rank
3rd
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre over time
- Iran
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 5.43 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 1.52 billion current LCU per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 3.91 billion current LCU per square kilometre.
That makes South Korea's figure about 3.6 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
Iran ranks 5th and South Korea ranks 3rd of 185 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,494 current LCU per square kilometre | 431,694 current LCU per square kilometre | 421,200 current LCU per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1970s | 256,142 current LCU per square kilometre | 3.59 million current LCU per square kilometre | 3.34 million current LCU per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1980s | 465,424 current LCU per square kilometre | -4.24 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4.70 million current LCU per square kilometre | Iran |
| 1990s | 3.38 million current LCU per square kilometre | 274.72 million current LCU per square kilometre | 271.34 million current LCU per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 171.93 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.73 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 1.56 billion current LCU per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 975.97 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2.92 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 1.95 billion current LCU per square kilometre | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre, Iran or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 5.43 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 1.52 billion current LCU per square kilometre in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre between Iran and South Korea?
- 3.91 billion current LCU per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Korea?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2016.
- How do Iran and South Korea rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Iran ranks 5th and South Korea ranks 3rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), 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
Net foreign assets (current LCU) 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.