IndicatorKORKorea, Rep.East Asia & Pacific
Governance
Civil liberties index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.91rank #20Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Control of Corruption0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)66.7rank #35Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Deliberative democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.75rank #15Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Egalitarian democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.71rank #18Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Freedom of expression index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.93rank #10Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Government Effectiveness0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)83.1rank #19Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Human rights index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.91rank #20Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Military spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)2.6%rank #34Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Participatory democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.55rank #26Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)81.7rank #48Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Regulatory Quality0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)72.8rank #32Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of Law0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)78.3rank #29Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of law index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.92rank #27Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem electoral democracy0-1Our World in Data0.82rank #18Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem liberal democracy0-1Our World in Data0.74rank #21Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Voice & Accountability0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)73.8rank #46Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women in parliament% seatsWorld Bank (WDI)20.3%rank #111Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women's political empowerment index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.88rank #29Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Economy
Agricultural employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)5.1%rank #128Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture value added% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)1.5%rank #139Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Annual working hours per workerhoursOur World in Data1,910.2rank #73Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Capital stock per worker2017 US$ per workerPenn World Table396,881.1rank #33Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Current account balance% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)6.6%rank #17Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Employment-to-population ratio%ILOSTAT62.4%rank #54Data 2026 · Status unspecified
FDI net inflows% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)0.84%rank #139Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDPcurrent US$World Bank (WDI)1.87Trank #13Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP growth%World Bank (WDI)1%rank #159Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP per capita (nominal)current US$World Bank (WDI)36,227rank #32Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $World Bank (WDI)55,697.1rank #26Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GNI per capita (PPP)2021 intl $UNDP (HDRO)49,726.5rank #31Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Government expenditure% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)28.3%rank #40Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gross capital formation% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)29.1%rank #28Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Gross savings% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)35.6%rank #10Data 2025 · Status unspecified
High-technology exports% manuf. exportsWorld Bank (WDI)36.3%rank #12Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Human capital indexindexPenn World Table3.8rank #5Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Industry value added% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)34.3%rank #30Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Inflation%World Bank (WDI)2.1%rank #60Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Labour force participation rate%ILOSTAT64.2%rank #73Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Personal remittances received% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)0.38%rank #101Data 2025 · Status unspecified
R&D expenditure% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)4.9%rank #3Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Researchers in R&Dper millionWorld Bank (WDI)9,471.8rank #2Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Tax revenue% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)13.3%rank #70Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Total factor productivity (current PPPs, USA=1)index (USA=1)Penn World Table0.61rank #68Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Trade openness% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)86.4%rank #63Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Unemployment% labor forceWorld Bank (WDI)2.7%rank #28Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled)%ILOSTAT2.8%rank #35Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)17.7%rank #62Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment% ages 15-24World Bank (WDI)6.7%rank #39Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment rate (ILO modelled)% ages 15-24ILOSTAT7%rank #42Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Trade
Exports of goods & services% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)45.8%rank #46Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Imports of goods & services% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)40.6%rank #72Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Merchandise exportscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)709.33Brank #8Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Merchandise importscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)631.9Brank #12Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Health
Basic drinking water access% popWorld Bank (WDI)100%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Basic sanitation access% popWorld Bank (WDI)99.7%rank #15Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Child mortalityper 100Our World in Data0.28rank #9Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Daily caloric supply per capitakcalOur World in Data3,430.3rank #31Data 2023 · Status unspecified
DTP3 immunization coverage%UNICEF97%rank #3Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Health spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)8.7%rank #14Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Infant mortalityper 1k birthsWorld Bank (WDI)2.3rank #8Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Life expectancyyearsWorld Bank (WDI)83.6rank #14Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Maternal mortalityper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)4rank #4Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Measles immunization% childrenWorld Bank (WDI)97%rank #3Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Measles (MCV1) immunization coverage%UNICEF97%rank #3Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Overweight prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF6.2%rank #18Data 2020 · Status unspecified
Physiciansper 1kWorld Bank (WDI)2.6rank #59Data 2022 · Status unspecified
PM2.5 air pollution exposureug/m3World Bank (WDI)21.9rank #128Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Road traffic deathsper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)8.6rank #35Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Smoking prevalence% adultsWorld Bank (WDI)18.6%rank #62Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Stunting prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF0.85%rank #1Data 2020 · Status unspecified
Suicide mortality rateper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)27.5rank #177Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Tuberculosis incidenceper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)35rank #62Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Under-5 mortality rateper 1k birthsUNICEF2.8rank #17Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Undernourishment% popWorld Bank (WDI)2.5%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Wasting prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF0.2%rank #1Data 2020 · Status unspecified
Education
Adult literacy%World Bank (WDI)98%rank #3Data 2008 · Status unspecified
Education spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)5.4%rank #34Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Expected years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)16.6rank #34Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Mean years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)12.7rank #25Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Primary completion rate% relevant ageWorld Bank (WDI)102.9%rank #16Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Primary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)100.9%rank #58Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Secondary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)96.3%rank #47Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Tertiary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)111.9%rank #4Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Demography
Crude birth rateper 1,000World Bank (WDI)4.7rank #198Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Fertility ratebirths/womanWorld Bank (WDI)0.75rank #198Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Median age of populationyearsUN WPP44.5rank #16Data 2023 · Estimate
Net migration rateper 1,000UN WPP1.7rank #66Data 2023 · Estimate
PopulationpeopleWorld Bank (WDI)51.68Mrank #29Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Population growth%World Bank (WDI)-0.13%rank #182Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Projected life expectancy in 2050 (medium)yearsUN WPP87.3rank #6Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Projected population in 2050 (medium)thousandsUN WPP45,143.1rank #47Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Total age dependency ratioper 100 working-ageUN WPP41.5rank #196Data 2023 · Estimate
Urban population%World Bank (WDI)81.2%rank #43Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Climate
CO₂ emissionstOur World in Data583.68Mrank #9Data 2024 · Status unspecified
CO₂ per capitatOur World in Data11.3rank #21Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access% popWorld Bank (WDI)100%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% generationEmber31.1%rank #43Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Electricity from hydro% generationEmber0.61%rank #78Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Electricity from solar% generationEmber6.1%rank #45Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Electricity from wind% generationEmber0.58%rank #70Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Electric power consumptionkWh per capitaWorld Bank (WDI)12,071.3rank #6Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Forest area% landWorld Bank (WDI)64.4%rank #23Data 2024 · Status unspecified
GHG emissions per capitatCO2e per capitaClimate Watch12.4rank #169Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Power-sector CO2 intensitygCO2/kWhEmber417.1rank #52Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Renewable electricity%Our World in Data10.4%rank #78Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Renewable energy share%World Bank (WDI)3.6%rank #150Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Total GHG emissions incl. LULUCFMtCO2eClimate Watch642.7rank #177Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Energy
Electricity access, rural% rural popWorld Bank (WDI)100%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access, urban% urban popWorld Bank (WDI)100%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% of outputWorld Bank (WDI)32%rank #28Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Energy use per capitakg oil eq.World Bank (WDI)5,564.3rank #13Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Environment
Capture fisheries productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)1.27Mrank #18Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Freshwater withdrawals% internal resourcesWorld Bank (WDI)45%rank #144Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Terrestrial protected areas% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)17.7%rank #85Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture
Agricultural land% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)16%rank #163Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Aquaculture productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)2.28Mrank #6Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Cereal yieldkg per hectareWorld Bank (WDI)6,544.4rank #22Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Food production index2014-16 = 100World Bank (WDI)101.4rank #127Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Technology
Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)41.2rank #11Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)172.5rank #14Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Secure internet serversper 1M peopleWorld Bank (WDI)11,902.4rank #56Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Society
Asylum seekerspeopleUNHCR630rank #62Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Extreme poverty% popWorld Bank (WDI)0.1%rank #2Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Female labor participation%World Bank (WDI)56.8%rank #65Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 100World Bank (WDI)47.8rank #6Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Gender Development IndexratioUNDP (HDRO)0.96rank #57Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gender Inequality Index0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.04rank #11Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gini indexindexWorld Bank (WDI)32.9rank #26Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Homicide rateper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)0.48rank #5Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Human Development Index0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.94rank #14Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Inequality-adjusted HDI0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.86rank #14Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Internet users% popWorld Bank (WDI)97.9%rank #11Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Life satisfaction0-10Our World in Data6rank #65Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.75rank #27Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Poverty gap at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0rank #15Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0rank #5Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $3.65/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0rank #13Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $6.85/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0rank #17Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Refugees hosted (by country of asylum)peopleUNHCR4,407rank #107Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Refugees originating (by country of origin)peopleUNHCR117rank #31Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth NEET rate%ILOSTAT11%rank #43Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Risk
Deaths in armed conflictsdeathsOur World in Data0rank #1Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)4.3rank #35Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Human hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)2.1rank #22Data 2026 · Status unspecified
INFORM risk score0-10EC JRC (INFORM)2rank #10Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)1.3rank #4Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of infrastructure coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)0.5rank #2Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of institutional coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)2rank #7Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Natural hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)6rank #47Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Socio-economic vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)0.4rank #5Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)1.5rank #7Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable groups0-10EC JRC (INFORM)2.5rank #18Data 2026 · Status unspecified