South Korea (KOR)

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Indicators

IndicatorValueOverall rankContinental rankAdj. PercentileGrade
Manufacturing, Value Added26.62 % of GDP5/1783/452.5%1
Suicide Rate27.53 per 100k183/18447/4799.2%9
Working-Age Population Share70.16 % of total pop. ages 15-6419/18911/469.8%2
Current Account Balance5.33 % of GDP30/19110/4415.4%3
Upper Secondary Attainment Rate81.47 % of pop. 25+32/17310/4318.2%3
Population Under Age 1510.57 %196/19648/4899.7%9
Tertiary Attainment Rate - Bachelor's or higher36.46 % of population 25+13/1753/447.1%2
Population Aged 65+19.27 %34/1963/4817.1%3
Urbanization Rate81.17 %42/19714/4821.1%3
Foreign-born Population5.2 % of total91/19718/4845.9%5
R&D Expenditure4.94 % of GDP3/1472/411.7%1
CO2 per Capita11.04 t CO2/cap176/19339/4890.9%8
Annual Alcohol Consumption per Capita7.79 L pure alcohol 15+56/1966/4828.3%4
Services Value Added57.5 % of GDP90/18714/4547.9%5
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing1.46 % of GDP156/18636/4583.6%7
Secondary Sector Share33.9 % of GDP39/18921/4720.4%3
Total Natural Resources Rents0.05 % of GDP160(2)/19141(2)/4683.8%7
Military Spending2.46 % of GDP34/19316/4617.4%3
Annual Precipitation1,274 mm/yr79(2)/19619/4840.3%5
Meat Consumption Per Capita83.4 kg/year34/1856/4518.1%3
Annual Electricity Generation624.66 TWh8/1884/484.0%1
Military Expenditure47,600 USD million11/1945/465.4%2
Tourist Arrivals per 100 Residents21.31 tourists/100 residents96/19622/4848.7%5
Tourist Departures per 100 Residents39.23 trips/100 people46/19512/4823.3%4
Import Per Capita14,544.05 USD/person37/1937/4718.9%3
Export Per Capita16,137.79 USD/person33/1938/4716.8%3
Smoking Rate19.6 % of adults83/16618/4449.7%5
Tourist Departures20.3 millions14/1954/486.9%2
Tourist Arrivals11.03 millions30/19611/4815.1%3
Obesity Rate7.39 % of adults18/1918/479.2%2
Coffee Consumption Per Capita1.7 kg/yr58(2)/18911(2)/4630.7%4
Mountainous Area73 %20(2)/19610(2)/4810.2%2
Motor Vehicle Production4,127,252 units6/464/1712.0%3
Islam0.3 %143(7)/19641(3)/4874.2%6
Christianity27.6 %134/1966/4868.1%6
Median Age43.7 yrs13(4)/1962/487.1%2
Avg Temperature12.22 °C145/19636/4773.7%6
Imports752,670 USD million10/1935/474.9%2
Exports835,148 USD million9/1934/474.4%2
Fertility Rate0.75 TFR196/19648/4899.7%9
Homicide Rate0.48 per 100k13/1968/486.4%2
Democracy Index7.7532/1664/4619.0%3
Nominal GDP Per Capita37,412.08 USD37/1957/4818.7%3
Nominal GDP1,936.62 Billions USD15/1964/487.4%2
Population Density529.84 people/km²18/1978/488.9%2
Population51,751,06529/19713/4814.5%3