Japan vs South Korea: Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money (Depository Corporations Survey)

Japan
8.20 million units per person
in 2008
South Korea
20.23 million units per person
in 2012
Japan rank
7th
South Korea rank
6th

Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money (Depository Corporations Survey) over time

  • Japan
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 20.23 million units per person against 8.20 million units per person in Japan, a difference of 12.03 million units per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 2.5 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 6th of 161 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 250,234 units per person 6,266 units per person 243,969 units per person Japan
1970s 1.67 million units per person 107,859 units per person 1.57 million units per person Japan
1980s 4.49 million units per person 746,018 units per person 3.75 million units per person Japan
1990s 8.18 million units per person 3.57 million units per person 4.61 million units per person Japan
2000s 8.28 million units per person 11.42 million units per person 3.14 million units per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher quasi-money, money plus quasi-money (depository corporations survey), Japan or South Korea?
South Korea, at 20.23 million units per person against 8.20 million units per person in Japan as of 2012.
What is the difference in quasi-money, money plus quasi-money (depository corporations survey) between Japan and South Korea?
12.03 million units per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2008.
How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for quasi-money, money plus quasi-money (depository corporations survey)?
Japan ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 6th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
161 places, 6,332 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Quasi-Money, Money plus Quasi-Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.