South Korea
Leads 3 of 15 metrics
vs
United States of America
Leads 12 of 15 metrics
98×
United States of America has 98× the
land area of South Korea
78×
United States of America has 78× the
gold reserves of South Korea
21×
United States of America has 21× the
defense budget of South Korea
South Korea
Tale of the tape
United States of America
51.3M
Population
USA
6.5×
335M
100K km²
Land Area
USA
98×
9.83M km²
$1.81T
GDP (nominal)
USA
15×
$27.4T
$35,340
GDP per Capita
USA
2.3×
$81,695
83.0 yrs
Life Expectancy
KOR
1.1×
78.9 yrs
0.925
HDI
KOR
1.0×
0.921
97.9%
Literacy Rate
USA
1.0×
99.0%
96.2%
Internet Users
KOR
1.0×
92.0%
555K
Active Military
USA
2.4×
1.35M
$48B
Defense Budget
USA
21×
$997B
$832B
Exports
USA
3.8×
$3.19T
$755B
Imports
USA
5.4×
$4.10T
409
Olympic Medals
USA
7.7×
3,135
104 t
Gold Reserves
USA
78×
8,134 t
71.5
Cost of Living Index
USA
1.0×
lower
71.0
Bars are scaled to the larger value of each metric. The chip marks the leading country
(for cost of living, the lower index leads).
South Korea
United States of America
Seoul
Capital
Washington, D.C.
South Korean Won (KRW)
Currency
United States Dollar (USD)
Korean
Language
English (de facto)
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Government
Federal presidential constitutional republic