South Korea vs Türkiye

South Korea (Asia) and Türkiye (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

South Korea Türkiye World

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 1960 South Korea: 158.84 Türkiye: 267.09 World: 452.65 1961 South Korea: 94.2 Türkiye: 274.35 World: 471.93 1962 South Korea: 106.62 Türkiye: 298.24 World: 496.11 1963 South Korea: 147.01 Türkiye: 337.02 World: 525.19 1964 South Korea: 124.24 Türkiye: 354.37 World: 563.85 1965 South Korea: 109.43 Türkiye: 369.97 World: 601.89 1966 South Korea: 134.43 Türkiye: 424.98 World: 638.97 1967 South Korea: 162.46 Türkiye: 459.45 World: 664.4 1968 South Korea: 199.98 Türkiye: 501.12 World: 703.46 1969 South Korea: 245.49 Türkiye: 543.95 World: 761.11 1970 South Korea: 281.79 Türkiye: 487.57 World: 817.68 1971 South Korea: 304.27 Türkiye: 430.9 World: 884.88 1972 South Korea: 328.02 Türkiye: 537.34 World: 1,002 1973 South Korea: 412.5 Türkiye: 661.08 World: 1,201.53 1974 South Korea: 572.49 Türkiye: 880.73 World: 1,362.19 1975 South Korea: 627.14 Türkiye: 1,121.54 World: 1,488.94 1976 South Korea: 847.21 Türkiye: 1,227.92 World: 1,589.73 1977 South Korea: 1,072.85 Türkiye: 1,371.96 World: 1,766.28 1978 South Korea: 1,428.89 Türkiye: 1,510.19 World: 2,055.49 1979 South Korea: 1,813.91 Türkiye: 2,013.37 World: 2,335.19 1980 South Korea: 1,745.58 Türkiye: 1,515.65 World: 2,587.01 1981 South Korea: 1,918.42 Türkiye: 1,536.67 World: 2,628.62 1982 South Korea: 2,032.26 Türkiye: 1,360.24 World: 2,554.08 1983 South Korea: 2,245.56 Türkiye: 1,275.68 World: 2,561.17 1984 South Korea: 2,468.69 Türkiye: 1,209.05 World: 2,614.33 1985 South Korea: 2,542.88 Türkiye: 1,326.43 World: 2,690.59 1986 South Korea: 2,910.83 Türkiye: 1,461.5 World: 3,118.57 1987 South Korea: 3,657.72 Türkiye: 1,649.96 World: 3,487.88 1988 South Korea: 4,888.69 Türkiye: 1,685.69 World: 3,829.99 1989 South Korea: 5,989.21 Türkiye: 1,948.59 World: 3,930.51 1990 South Korea: 6,812.9 Türkiye: 2,689.53 World: 4,338.94 1991 South Korea: 7,872.65 Türkiye: 2,649.27 World: 4,453.9 1992 South Korea: 8,387.16 Türkiye: 2,743.65 World: 4,679.98 1993 South Korea: 9,179.97 Türkiye: 3,057.94 World: 4,685.3 1994 South Korea: 10,733.99 Türkiye: 2,176.28 World: 4,967.01 1995 South Korea: 13,001.72 Türkiye: 3,845.99 World: 5,463.2 1996 South Korea: 13,864.94 Türkiye: 4,041.36 World: 5,507.22 1997 South Korea: 12,821.69 Türkiye: 4,197.38 World: 5,408.57 1998 South Korea: 8,583.44 Türkiye: 4,331.03 World: 5,302.34 1999 South Korea: 11,062.5 Türkiye: 3,973.78 World: 5,401.23 2000 South Korea: 12,710.3 Türkiye: 4,199.38 World: 5,512.56 2001 South Korea: 11,981.48 Türkiye: 3,052.23 World: 5,404.2 2002 South Korea: 13,642.94 Türkiye: 3,591.09 World: 5,539.32 2003 South Korea: 15,211.55 Türkiye: 4,649.64 World: 6,129.87 2004 South Korea: 17,121.63 Türkiye: 5,979.61 World: 6,818 2005 South Korea: 20,167.05 Türkiye: 7,331.85 World: 7,290.57 2006 South Korea: 22,609.71 Türkiye: 7,990.08 World: 7,803.19 2007 South Korea: 25,078.49 Türkiye: 9,766.92 World: 8,685.33 2008 South Korea: 22,252.31 Türkiye: 10,913.41 World: 9,425.74 2009 South Korea: 19,937.3 Türkiye: 9,076.92 World: 8,827.04 2010 South Korea: 24,071.26 Türkiye: 10,698.97 World: 9,555.07 2011 South Korea: 26,175.24 Türkiye: 11,373.64 World: 10,496.93 2012 South Korea: 26,600.55 Türkiye: 11,776.76 World: 10,597.85 2013 South Korea: 28,449.36 Türkiye: 12,635.56 World: 10,759.35 2014 South Korea: 30,667.09 Türkiye: 12,209.39 World: 10,912.24 2015 South Korea: 30,171.79 Türkiye: 11,064.65 World: 10,191.98 2016 South Korea: 30,832.06 Türkiye: 10,984.36 World: 10,239.47 2017 South Korea: 33,296.98 Türkiye: 10,756.39 World: 10,784.4 2018 South Korea: 35,363.95 Türkiye: 9,684.12 World: 11,344.73 2019 South Korea: 33,826.94 Türkiye: 9,395.23 World: 11,417.6 2020 South Korea: 33,645.77 Türkiye: 8,798.12 World: 10,999.49 2021 South Korea: 37,518.46 Türkiye: 9,981.76 World: 12,472.91 2022 South Korea: 34,822.4 Türkiye: 10,897.84 World: 12,876.24 2023 South Korea: 35,674.1 Türkiye: 13,375.09 World: 13,313.86 2024 South Korea: 36,238.64 Türkiye: 15,892.72 World: 13,717.09 2025 South Korea: 36,226.97 Türkiye: 18,599.44 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

South Korea Türkiye World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 South Korea: 53.8 Türkiye: 50.8 World: 50.94 1961 South Korea: 54.48 Türkiye: 51.56 World: 52.8 1962 South Korea: 55.06 Türkiye: 52.35 World: 55.29 1963 South Korea: 55.03 Türkiye: 53.12 World: 55.65 1964 South Korea: 55.39 Türkiye: 53.6 World: 56.1 1965 South Korea: 55.86 Türkiye: 54.11 World: 55.93 1966 South Korea: 55.52 Türkiye: 54.57 World: 56.45 1967 South Korea: 60.93 Türkiye: 55.18 World: 56.9 1968 South Korea: 60.94 Türkiye: 55.64 World: 57.34 1969 South Korea: 61.48 Türkiye: 56.18 World: 57.68 1970 South Korea: 62.16 Türkiye: 56.7 World: 57.94 1971 South Korea: 62.61 Türkiye: 57.22 World: 58.02 1972 South Korea: 63.01 Türkiye: 57.97 World: 58.84 1973 South Korea: 63.41 Türkiye: 58.46 World: 59.3 1974 South Korea: 63.8 Türkiye: 59.02 World: 59.7 1975 South Korea: 64.15 Türkiye: 59.51 World: 60.13 1976 South Korea: 64.5 Türkiye: 60.01 World: 60.45 1977 South Korea: 64.9 Türkiye: 60.85 World: 61.04 1978 South Korea: 65.2 Türkiye: 61.61 World: 61.39 1979 South Korea: 65.55 Türkiye: 62.16 World: 61.84 1980 South Korea: 66.05 Türkiye: 62.74 World: 62.15 1981 South Korea: 66.55 Türkiye: 63.19 World: 62.52 1982 South Korea: 67.1 Türkiye: 63.74 World: 62.87 1983 South Korea: 67.55 Türkiye: 64.27 World: 63.13 1984 South Korea: 68.2 Türkiye: 64.81 World: 63.44 1985 South Korea: 68.8 Türkiye: 65.34 World: 63.73 1986 South Korea: 69.45 Türkiye: 65.87 World: 64.12 1987 South Korea: 70 Türkiye: 66.38 World: 64.46 1988 South Korea: 70.55 Türkiye: 66.9 World: 64.67 1989 South Korea: 71.05 Türkiye: 67.37 World: 64.96 1990 South Korea: 71.6 Türkiye: 67.84 World: 65.11 1991 South Korea: 72.05 Türkiye: 68.29 World: 65.3 1992 South Korea: 72.5 Türkiye: 68.6 World: 65.55 1993 South Korea: 73 Türkiye: 69.02 World: 65.74 1994 South Korea: 73.4 Türkiye: 69.4 World: 65.96 1995 South Korea: 73.7 Türkiye: 69.73 World: 66.2 1996 South Korea: 74.15 Türkiye: 70.25 World: 66.52 1997 South Korea: 74.6 Türkiye: 70.67 World: 66.83 1998 South Korea: 75 Türkiye: 71.14 World: 67.07 1999 South Korea: 75.41 Türkiye: 70.75 World: 67.31 2000 South Korea: 75.91 Türkiye: 71.93 World: 67.65 2001 South Korea: 76.41 Türkiye: 72.27 World: 67.95 2002 South Korea: 76.77 Türkiye: 72.61 World: 68.23 2003 South Korea: 77.21 Türkiye: 72.91 World: 68.52 2004 South Korea: 77.67 Türkiye: 73.22 World: 68.77 2005 South Korea: 78.17 Türkiye: 73.51 World: 69.11 2006 South Korea: 78.67 Türkiye: 73.8 World: 69.47 2007 South Korea: 79.12 Türkiye: 74.13 World: 69.81 2008 South Korea: 79.52 Türkiye: 74.38 World: 70 2009 South Korea: 79.97 Türkiye: 74.68 World: 70.38 2010 South Korea: 80.12 Türkiye: 74.96 World: 70.68 2011 South Korea: 80.57 Türkiye: 74.82 World: 70.97 2012 South Korea: 80.82 Türkiye: 75.55 World: 71.26 2013 South Korea: 81.27 Türkiye: 76.17 World: 71.53 2014 South Korea: 81.72 Türkiye: 76.45 World: 71.78 2015 South Korea: 82.02 Türkiye: 76.54 World: 71.97 2016 South Korea: 82.28 Türkiye: 76.6 World: 72.19 2017 South Korea: 82.63 Türkiye: 77.04 World: 72.37 2018 South Korea: 82.63 Türkiye: 77.45 World: 72.64 2019 South Korea: 83.23 Türkiye: 77.74 World: 72.87 2020 South Korea: 83.43 Türkiye: 76.53 World: 72.18 2021 South Korea: 83.53 Türkiye: 75.72 World: 71.22 2022 South Korea: 82.68 Türkiye: 77.59 World: 72.97 2023 South Korea: 83.43 Türkiye: 77.16 World: 73.33 2024 South Korea: 83.63 Türkiye: 77.42 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

South Korea Türkiye World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 South Korea: 5.99 Türkiye: 6.38 World: 4.69 1961 South Korea: 5.8 Türkiye: 6.42 World: 4.56 1962 South Korea: 5.56 Türkiye: 6.38 World: 5.02 1963 South Korea: 5.33 Türkiye: 6.34 World: 5.31 1964 South Korea: 5.07 Türkiye: 6.29 World: 5.13 1965 South Korea: 4.89 Türkiye: 6.22 World: 5.08 1966 South Korea: 4.78 Türkiye: 6.15 World: 4.97 1967 South Korea: 4.62 Türkiye: 6.06 World: 4.87 1968 South Korea: 4.51 Türkiye: 5.96 World: 4.98 1969 South Korea: 4.45 Türkiye: 5.87 World: 4.88 1970 South Korea: 4.53 Türkiye: 5.78 World: 4.84 1971 South Korea: 4.54 Türkiye: 5.67 World: 4.69 1972 South Korea: 4.12 Türkiye: 5.55 World: 4.55 1973 South Korea: 4.07 Türkiye: 5.41 World: 4.42 1974 South Korea: 3.77 Türkiye: 5.24 World: 4.26 1975 South Korea: 3.43 Türkiye: 5.09 World: 4.07 1976 South Korea: 3 Türkiye: 4.93 World: 3.97 1977 South Korea: 2.99 Türkiye: 4.78 World: 3.84 1978 South Korea: 2.64 Türkiye: 4.69 World: 3.77 1979 South Korea: 2.9 Türkiye: 4.58 World: 3.76 1980 South Korea: 2.82 Türkiye: 4.45 World: 3.73 1981 South Korea: 2.57 Türkiye: 4.35 World: 3.71 1982 South Korea: 2.39 Türkiye: 4.21 World: 3.72 1983 South Korea: 2.06 Türkiye: 4.06 World: 3.59 1984 South Korea: 1.74 Türkiye: 3.91 World: 3.57 1985 South Korea: 1.66 Türkiye: 3.78 World: 3.53 1986 South Korea: 1.58 Türkiye: 3.66 World: 3.51 1987 South Korea: 1.53 Türkiye: 3.54 World: 3.48 1988 South Korea: 1.55 Türkiye: 3.45 World: 3.39 1989 South Korea: 1.56 Türkiye: 3.34 World: 3.35 1990 South Korea: 1.57 Türkiye: 3.11 World: 3.31 1991 South Korea: 1.71 Türkiye: 3 World: 3.13 1992 South Korea: 1.76 Türkiye: 2.94 World: 3.04 1993 South Korea: 1.65 Türkiye: 2.92 World: 2.97 1994 South Korea: 1.66 Türkiye: 2.87 World: 2.92 1995 South Korea: 1.63 Türkiye: 2.84 World: 2.87 1996 South Korea: 1.57 Türkiye: 2.78 World: 2.82 1997 South Korea: 1.54 Türkiye: 2.74 World: 2.78 1998 South Korea: 1.46 Türkiye: 2.71 World: 2.75 1999 South Korea: 1.43 Türkiye: 2.63 World: 2.72 2000 South Korea: 1.48 Türkiye: 2.49 World: 2.73 2001 South Korea: 1.31 Türkiye: 2.39 World: 2.69 2002 South Korea: 1.18 Türkiye: 2.27 World: 2.66 2003 South Korea: 1.19 Türkiye: 2.2 World: 2.64 2004 South Korea: 1.16 Türkiye: 2.2 World: 2.63 2005 South Korea: 1.09 Türkiye: 2.2 World: 2.61 2006 South Korea: 1.13 Türkiye: 2.19 World: 2.61 2007 South Korea: 1.26 Türkiye: 2.16 World: 2.6 2008 South Korea: 1.19 Türkiye: 2.15 World: 2.6 2009 South Korea: 1.15 Türkiye: 2.1 World: 2.59 2010 South Korea: 1.23 Türkiye: 2.08 World: 2.57 2011 South Korea: 1.24 Türkiye: 2.05 World: 2.55 2012 South Korea: 1.3 Türkiye: 2.11 World: 2.56 2013 South Korea: 1.19 Türkiye: 2.11 World: 2.53 2014 South Korea: 1.21 Türkiye: 2.19 World: 2.52 2015 South Korea: 1.24 Türkiye: 2.16 World: 2.49 2016 South Korea: 1.17 Türkiye: 2.11 World: 2.49 2017 South Korea: 1.05 Türkiye: 2.08 World: 2.46 2018 South Korea: 0.98 Türkiye: 2 World: 2.39 2019 South Korea: 0.92 Türkiye: 1.89 World: 2.35 2020 South Korea: 0.84 Türkiye: 1.77 World: 2.28 2021 South Korea: 0.81 Türkiye: 1.71 World: 2.25 2022 South Korea: 0.78 Türkiye: 1.63 World: 2.22 2023 South Korea: 0.72 Türkiye: 1.51 World: 2.2 2024 South Korea: 0.75 Türkiye: 1.48 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

South Korea Türkiye World

0 5 10 15 1991 South Korea: 2.41 Türkiye: 8.21 World: 5.12 1992 South Korea: 2.51 Türkiye: 8.51 World: 5.28 1993 South Korea: 2.88 Türkiye: 8.96 World: 5.54 1994 South Korea: 2.48 Türkiye: 8.58 World: 5.79 1995 South Korea: 2.06 Türkiye: 7.64 World: 5.92 1996 South Korea: 2.05 Türkiye: 6.63 World: 5.98 1997 South Korea: 2.61 Türkiye: 6.84 World: 6.01 1998 South Korea: 6.96 Türkiye: 6.89 World: 6.16 1999 South Korea: 6.34 Türkiye: 7.69 World: 6.28 2000 South Korea: 4.06 Türkiye: 6.5 World: 6.11 2001 South Korea: 3.7 Türkiye: 8.38 World: 6.19 2002 South Korea: 3.05 Türkiye: 10.36 World: 6.41 2003 South Korea: 3.35 Türkiye: 10.54 World: 6.48 2004 South Korea: 3.42 Türkiye: 10.84 World: 6.33 2005 South Korea: 3.48 Türkiye: 10.64 World: 6.22 2006 South Korea: 3.25 Türkiye: 10.23 World: 5.97 2007 South Korea: 3.01 Türkiye: 10.29 World: 5.77 2008 South Korea: 2.96 Türkiye: 10.97 World: 5.82 2009 South Korea: 3.36 Türkiye: 14.03 World: 6.41 2010 South Korea: 3.32 Türkiye: 11.88 World: 6.28 2011 South Korea: 2.99 Türkiye: 9.79 World: 6.15 2012 South Korea: 2.81 Türkiye: 9.21 World: 6.15 2013 South Korea: 3.07 Türkiye: 9.71 World: 6.1 2014 South Korea: 3.08 Türkiye: 9.9 World: 5.96 2015 South Korea: 3.55 Türkiye: 10.3 World: 6 2016 South Korea: 3.65 Türkiye: 10.9 World: 5.97 2017 South Korea: 3.65 Türkiye: 10.92 World: 5.9 2018 South Korea: 3.82 Türkiye: 10.96 World: 5.76 2019 South Korea: 3.75 Türkiye: 13.73 World: 5.59 2020 South Korea: 3.93 Türkiye: 13.15 World: 6.59 2021 South Korea: 3.64 Türkiye: 11.97 World: 6.05 2022 South Korea: 2.86 Türkiye: 10.47 World: 5.23 2023 South Korea: 2.68 Türkiye: 9.39 World: 4.85 2024 South Korea: 2.78 Türkiye: 8.8 World: 4.81 2025 South Korea: 2.68 Türkiye: 8.52 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

South Korea Türkiye World

0 5 10 15 1970 South Korea: 1.93 Türkiye: 1.24 World: 4.14 1971 South Korea: 1.92 Türkiye: 1.33 World: 4.04 1972 South Korea: 1.94 Türkiye: 1.5 World: 4.16 1973 South Korea: 2.34 Türkiye: 1.59 World: 4.32 1974 South Korea: 2.42 Türkiye: 1.62 World: 4.23 1975 South Korea: 2.58 Türkiye: 1.71 World: 4.14 1976 South Korea: 2.84 Türkiye: 1.86 World: 4.31 1977 South Korea: 3.18 Türkiye: 2.01 World: 4.36 1978 South Korea: 3.31 Türkiye: 1.95 World: 4.42 1979 South Korea: 3.7 Türkiye: 1.76 World: 4.46 1980 South Korea: 3.71 Türkiye: 1.8 World: 4.33 1981 South Korea: 3.81 Türkiye: 1.77 World: 4.18 1982 South Korea: 3.74 Türkiye: 1.88 World: 4.05 1983 South Korea: 4.02 Türkiye: 1.94 World: 4.01 1984 South Korea: 4.47 Türkiye: 2 World: 4.07 1985 South Korea: 4.63 Türkiye: 2.13 World: 4.05 1986 South Korea: 4.77 Türkiye: 2.28 World: 4.04 1987 South Korea: 4.87 Türkiye: 2.43 World: 4.1 1988 South Korea: 5.44 Türkiye: 2.31 World: 4.16 1989 South Korea: 5.67 Türkiye: 2.51 World: 4.16 1990 South Korea: 6.07 Türkiye: 2.77 World: 4.15 1991 South Korea: 6.75 Türkiye: 2.68 World: 4.1 1992 South Korea: 7.34 Türkiye: 2.74 World: 4.01 1993 South Korea: 7.91 Türkiye: 2.79 World: 3.97 1994 South Korea: 8.46 Türkiye: 2.73 World: 3.94 1995 South Korea: 9.03 Türkiye: 2.92 World: 3.99 1996 South Korea: 9.59 Türkiye: 3.14 World: 4.01 1997 South Korea: 9.99 Türkiye: 3.25 World: 4.02 1998 South Korea: 8.5 Türkiye: 3.23 World: 3.98 1999 South Korea: 9.24 Türkiye: 3.17 World: 3.95 2000 South Korea: 9.92 Türkiye: 3.47 World: 4.01 2001 South Korea: 10.07 Türkiye: 3.12 World: 4.01 2002 South Korea: 10.38 Türkiye: 3.24 World: 4.02 2003 South Korea: 10.5 Türkiye: 3.39 World: 4.15 2004 South Korea: 10.8 Türkiye: 3.44 World: 4.28 2005 South Korea: 10.71 Türkiye: 3.55 World: 4.39 2006 South Korea: 10.81 Türkiye: 3.91 World: 4.48 2007 South Korea: 11.11 Türkiye: 4.28 World: 4.59 2008 South Korea: 11.26 Türkiye: 4.22 World: 4.56 2009 South Korea: 11.28 Türkiye: 4.18 World: 4.45 2010 South Korea: 12.37 Türkiye: 4.27 World: 4.67 2011 South Korea: 12.97 Türkiye: 4.48 World: 4.76 2012 South Korea: 12.85 Türkiye: 4.58 World: 4.77 2013 South Korea: 12.73 Türkiye: 4.38 World: 4.81 2014 South Korea: 12.43 Türkiye: 4.6 World: 4.78 2015 South Korea: 12.62 Türkiye: 4.7 World: 4.7 2016 South Korea: 12.67 Türkiye: 4.94 World: 4.65 2017 South Korea: 12.95 Türkiye: 5.39 World: 4.67 2018 South Korea: 13.19 Türkiye: 5.27 World: 4.73 2019 South Korea: 12.65 Türkiye: 5.02 World: 4.7 2020 South Korea: 11.91 Türkiye: 5.07 World: 4.47 2021 South Korea: 12.34 Türkiye: 5.48 World: 4.68 2022 South Korea: 11.87 Türkiye: 5.23 World: 4.67 2023 South Korea: 11.42 Türkiye: 5.23 World: 4.68 2024 South Korea: 11.36 Türkiye: 5.38 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

South Korea Türkiye World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 South Korea: 73.5 Türkiye: 15.46 World: 15.6 2006 South Korea: 78.1 Türkiye: 18.24 World: 17.2 2007 South Korea: 78.8 Türkiye: 28.63 World: 20.2 2008 South Korea: 81 Türkiye: 34.37 World: 22.8 2009 South Korea: 81.6 Türkiye: 36.4 World: 25.3 2010 South Korea: 83.7 Türkiye: 39.82 World: 28.4 2011 South Korea: 83.76 Türkiye: 43.07 World: 30.9 2012 South Korea: 84.07 Türkiye: 45.13 World: 33.3 2013 South Korea: 84.77 Türkiye: 46.25 World: 35.3 2014 South Korea: 87.56 Türkiye: 51.04 World: 37.4 2015 South Korea: 89.9 Türkiye: 53.75 World: 39.9 2016 South Korea: 92.84 Türkiye: 58.35 World: 43.6 2017 South Korea: 95.07 Türkiye: 64.68 World: 46.3 2018 South Korea: 96.02 Türkiye: 71.04 World: 49.4 2019 South Korea: 96.16 Türkiye: 73.98 World: 53.9 2020 South Korea: 96.51 Türkiye: 77.67 World: 60.1 2021 South Korea: 97.57 Türkiye: 81.41 World: 63.8 2022 South Korea: 97.17 Türkiye: 83.44 World: 67 2023 South Korea: 97.42 Türkiye: 85.96 World: 69.2 2024 South Korea: 97.9 Türkiye: 87.31 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator South Korea Türkiye
Population 51.7 mn 2025
29th of 215		 85.9 mn 2025
18th of 215
Population density 529.8 /km² 2023
22nd of 214		 110.9 /km² 2023
94th of 214
Population growth -0.13 % 2025
180th of 215		 0.42 % 2025
146th of 215
Life expectancy 83.6 years 2024
13th of 215		 77.4 years 2024
81st of 215
Fertility rate 0.75 2024
214th of 215		 1.48 2024
155th of 215
Birth rate 4.7 ‰ 2024
214th of 215		 11.0 ‰ 2024
138th of 215
Infant mortality 2.3 ‰ 2024
17th of 196		 8.0 ‰ 2024
71st of 196
Urban population 81.2 % 2025
53rd of 215		 89.5 % 2025
31st of 215
Aged 65+ 20.3 % 2025
35th of 215		 10.6 % 2025
92nd of 215
Living in cities 76.0 % 2025
11th of 215		 64.3 % 2025
23rd of 215
Living in towns 14.4 % 2025
200th of 215		 18.5 % 2025
189th of 215
Living in rural areas 9.6 % 2025
191st of 215		 17.2 % 2025
156th of 215

Human development

Indicator South Korea Türkiye
Human Development Index 0.937 2023
20th of 193		 0.853 2023
51st of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.857 2023
18th of 169		 0.708 2023
60th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.745 2023
34th of 156		 0.729 2023
45th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.038 2023
12th of 172		 0.227 2023
60th of 172

Economy

Indicator South Korea Türkiye
GDP 1.9 tn US$ 2025
13th of 186		 1.6 tn US$ 2025
16th of 186
GDP per capita 36,227 US$ 2025
32nd of 186		 18,599 US$ 2025
61st of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 63,125 int. $ 2025
29th of 185		 45,288 int. $ 2025
50th of 185
GNI per capita 37,880 US$ 2025
27th of 182		 16,300 US$ 2025
59th of 182
GDP growth 1.0 % 2025
159th of 186		 3.6 % 2025
84th of 186
Inflation 2.1 % 2025
107th of 165		 34.9 % 2025
2nd of 165
Trade 86.4 % 2025
63rd of 138		 49.9 % 2025
105th of 138
Exports 45.8 % 2025
46th of 138		 24.8 % 2025
97th of 138
FDI inflows 0.8 % 2025
151st of 192		 0.9 % 2024
144th of 192
Manufacturing 27.4 % 2025
5th of 132		 16.8 % 2024
Agriculture 1.5 % 2025
139th of 158		 5.2 % 2025
88th of 158
Tax revenue 13.3 % 2024
67th of 89		 17.6 % 2024
49th of 89
Government debt 47.8 % 2024
16th of 56		 26.6 % 2024
15th of 56
Military spending 2.6 % 2024
34th of 147		 1.9 % 2024
61st of 147

Labour

Indicator South Korea Türkiye
Unemployment 2.7 % 2025
29th of 181		 8.5 % 2025
136th of 181
Youth unemployment 6.7 % 2025
39th of 181		 16.0 % 2025
115th of 181
Women in the labour force 56.8 % 2025
65th of 181		 37.1 % 2025
156th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 5.1 % 2025
128th of 181		 14.2 % 2025
92nd of 181
Weekly hours worked 37.3 h 2025
113th of 181		 42.7 h 2025
44th of 181
Youth NEET rate 11.0 % 2025
43rd of 181		 23.1 % 2025
118th of 181
Labour income share 58.7 % 2025
10th of 114		 35.1 % 2023
Output per hour 47.9 $ 2025
46th of 181		 40.9 $ 2025
54th of 181

Health

Indicator South Korea Türkiye
Health spending 8.7 % 2024
50th of 192		 4.3 % 2023
147th of 192
Health spending per person 3,137 US$ 2024
29th of 191		 548 US$ 2023
83rd of 191
Physicians 2.61 /1,000 2022
59th of 125		 2.24 /1,000 2022
63rd of 125
Under-5 mortality 2.8 ‰ 2024
18th of 196		 9.6 ‰ 2024
73rd of 196
Maternal mortality 4 /100k 2023
18th of 194		 15 /100k 2023
59th of 194
Tobacco use 18.6 % 2024
82nd of 166		 31.1 % 2024
142nd of 166
Safe drinking water 99.3 % 2024
27th of 147		 -

Food

Indicator South Korea Türkiye
Calories per person 3,430 kcal 2023
29th of 155		 -
Protein supply 109.4 g 2022
41st of 174		 116.0 g 2022
24th of 174
Animal protein supply 62.1 g 2022
46th of 174		 46.9 g 2022
82nd of 174
Fat supply 126.3 g 2022
44th of 174		 139.3 g 2022
27th of 174
Food insecurity 5.8 % 2024
16th of 134		 -
Severe food insecurity 1.3 % 2024
15th of 124		 -
Cereal import dependency 78.5 % 2022
46th of 160		 35.0 % 2022
93rd of 160

Education

Indicator South Korea Türkiye
Secondary enrolment 96.3 % 2024
47th of 108		 118.4 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 111.9 % 2024
6th of 128		 105.9 % 2023
7th of 128
Education spending 5.4 % 2022 3.1 % 2022
Expected schooling 16.6 yrs 2023
34th of 195		 19.8 yrs 2023
4th of 195
Mean schooling 12.7 yrs 2023
25th of 193		 9.0 yrs 2023
111th of 193
Literacy - 97.3 % 2021

Society

Indicator South Korea Türkiye
Income inequality 32.9 2021
38th of 93		 43.7 2023
78th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.1 % 2021
20th of 93		 0.2 % 2023
48th of 93
Internet use 97.9 % 2024
13th of 182		 89.8 % 2025
72nd of 182
Mobile subscriptions 172.5 /100 2024
14th of 151		 107.8 /100 2024
106th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
58th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
109th of 213
Women in parliament 20.3 % 2025
119th of 184		 19.9 % 2025
122nd of 184

Refugees

Indicator South Korea Türkiye
Refugees hosted 4,407 2025
107th of 177		 2.4 mn 2025
2nd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
133rd of 177		 27.3 ‰ 2025
15th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 39,106 2025
27th of 177		 102,497 2025
16th of 177
Refugees from the country 117 2025
148th of 199		 149,405 2025
22nd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
187th of 199		 1.7 ‰ 2025
49th of 199

Governance

Indicator South Korea Türkiye
Control of corruption 65.1 /100 2024
44th of 207		 36.5 /100 2024
138th of 207
Government effectiveness 80.2 /100 2024
20th of 205		 50.0 /100 2024
107th of 205
Rule of law 76.2 /100 2024
30th of 207		 42.4 /100 2024
153rd of 207
Regulatory quality 70.8 /100 2024
35th of 205		 51.5 /100 2024
113th of 205
Voice and accountability 71.0 /100 2024
51st of 205		 37.7 /100 2024
161st of 205
Political stability 76.8 /100 2024
61st of 207		 49.3 /100 2024
173rd of 207

Environment

Indicator South Korea Türkiye
CO₂ per capita 11.36 t 2024
187th of 202		 5.38 t 2024
156th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 583.7 Mt 2024
9th of 204		 513.0 Mt 2024
12th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 1.51 % 2024
9th of 204		 1.33 % 2024
12th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 20.7 Gt 2024
16th of 204		 12.9 Gt 2024
24th of 204
GHG per capita 12.91 t 2024
182nd of 202		 6.78 t 2024
147th of 202
Renewable energy 3.6 % 2021
171st of 211		 12.0 % 2021
137th of 211
Forest area 64.1 % 2023
21st of 212		 29.5 % 2023
110th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 21.9 µg/m³ 2023
128th of 200		 26.4 µg/m³ 2023
142nd of 200
Water stress 85.2 % 2022
157th of 176		 47.9 % 2022
139th of 176
Land area 97,600 km² 2023
106th of 214		 769,630 km² 2023
36th of 214

Energy

Indicator South Korea Türkiye
Renewable electricity 10.4 % 2025
147th of 190		 43.3 % 2025
72nd of 190
Wind and solar 6.6 % 2025
95th of 190		 21.7 % 2025
41st of 190
Nuclear power 29.6 % 2025
11th of 180		 0.0 % 2025
168th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 40.0 % 2025
88th of 190		 43.3 % 2025
81st of 190
Fossil electricity 60.0 % 2025
88th of 190		 56.7 % 2025
81st of 190
Coal power 31.1 % 2025
160th of 188		 34.3 % 2025
165th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 417 g/kWh 2025
86th of 190		 476 g/kWh 2025
97th of 190
Electricity per capita 12.09 MWh 2025
13th of 191		 4.01 MWh 2025
76th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.