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Korea, Rep.

East Asia & PacificHigh incomeCapital: Seoul271,757 observations
Population
51.68M
world rank #29 / 217
GDP
1.87T
world rank #13 / 186
GDP / capita
55,697.1
world rank #26 / 185
Life expectancy
83.6
world rank #14 / 217

Governance

541 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile65.1#40Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile80.2#20Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile76.8#58Rule of Law0-100 percentile76.2#30
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,685 indicators
GDPcurrent US$1.87T#13GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $55,697.1#26GDP growth%1%#159Inflation%2.1%#59
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

127 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$709.33B#8Merchandise importscurrent US$631.9B#12Exports of goods & services% GDP45.8%#46Imports of goods & services% GDP40.6%#72
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,452 indicators
Life expectancyyears83.6#14Infant mortalityper 1k births2.3#8Maternal mortalityper 100k4#4Health spending% GDP8.7%#14
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,223 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross96.3%#47Education spending% GDP5.4%#34Adult literacy%98%#3Primary enrollment% gross100.9%#58
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

419 indicators
Populationpeople51.68M#29Population growth%-0.13%#182Urban population%81.2%#43Fertility ratebirths/woman0.75#198
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

288 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%3.6%#150Forest area% land64.1%#21Electric power consumptionkWh per capita11,350.2#8
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

289 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.5,438.8#5Electricity from coal% of output32.6%#28
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

362 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area17.7%#85Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources45%#144Capture fisheries productiontonnes1.27M#18
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

311 indicators
Agricultural land% land area16.1%#163Cereal yieldkg per hectare6,615.2#19Aquaculture productiontonnes2.28M#6Food production index2014-16 = 100101.2#125
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

157 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people172.5#14Secure internet serversper 1M people11,902.4#56Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people41.2#11
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

433 indicators
Gini indexindex32.9#26Extreme poverty% pop0.1%#2Internet users% pop97.9%#11Homicide rateper 100k0.48#5
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

364 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-102#9Hazard & exposure0-104.3#37Vulnerability0-101.5#7
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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