South Korea: 46 winsUnited States: 91 wins
Across 137 shared metrics
Analysis
United States leads in 91 of 137 shared metrics, while South Korea leads in 46.
South Korea's Population Density is 13.4x that of United States (529.842 vs 36.82).
South Korea's Hospital Beds (per 1,000) is 3.7x that of United States (12.8 vs 2.70).
South Korea's Exports (% GDP) is 3.0x that of United States (44.4% vs 11.1%).
South Korea's Gender Gap in Work is 2.4x that of United States (21.919 vs 6.48).
South Korea's Poor Health is 2.3x that of United States (11.3% vs 3.4%).
Key Comparisons
Population DensitySouth Korea leads
529.842
36.82
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)South Korea leads
12.8
2.70
Exports (% GDP)South Korea leads
44.4%
11.1%
Gender Gap in WorkSouth Korea leads
21.919
6.48
Poor HealthSouth Korea leads
11.3%
3.4%
Air Pollution (PM2.5)South Korea leads
25.944
7.81
All Metrics
| Winner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population Density | 529.842 | 36.82 | 1339% higher | South Korea |
| Hospital Beds (per 1,000) | 12.8 | 2.70 | 374% higher | South Korea |
| Exports (% GDP) | 44.4% | 11.1% | 299% higher | South Korea |
| Gender Gap in Work | 21.919 | 6.48 | 238% higher | South Korea |
| Poor Health | 11.3% | 3.4% | 232% higher | South Korea |
| Air Pollution (PM2.5) | 25.944 | 7.81 | 232% higher | South Korea |
| Water Stress (%) | 45.0% | 15.8% | 186% higher | South Korea |
| Imports (% GDP) | 40.3% | 14.3% | 182% higher | South Korea |
| Lack of Support | 20.6% | 10.0% | 106% higher | South Korea |
| Airports | 92 | 16.1K | 99% lower | United States |
| Railway Length | 4.0K | 293.6K | 99% lower | United States |
| Land Area | 97.6K | 9.15M | 99% lower | United States |
| Forest Area | 62.6K | 3.10M | 98% lower | United States |
| Land Boundaries Length | 237 | 12.0K | 98% lower | United States |
| Railway Network | 4.3K | 148.6K | 97% lower | United States |
| Irrigated Land | 7.8K | 234.8K | 97% lower | United States |
| Long-Term Unemployment | 0.0% | 0.5% | 96% lower | United States |
| Teen Birth Rate | 0.54 | 13.145 | 96% lower | United States |
| Researchers | 9.4K | 4.8K | 96% higher | South Korea |
| Spirits Consumption | 0.17 | 3.63 | 95% lower | United States |
| Tourist Arrivals | 2.52M | 45.04M | 94% lower | United States |
| Water Withdrawal | 29.197 | 444.29 | 93% lower | United States |
| GDP (Nominal) | 1875.39B | 28750.96B | 93% lower | United States |
| Homicide Rate | 0.60 | 7.20 | 92% lower | United States |
| Air Passengers | 76.27M | 941.56M | 92% lower | United States |
| Homicide Rate | 0.48 | 5.76 | 92% lower | United States |
| Forest Coverage (%) | 64.1% | 33.9% | 89% higher | South Korea |
| Coastline Length | 2.4K | 19.9K | 88% lower | United States |
| Electricity Capacity | 151.14M | 1.24B | 88% lower | United States |
| Carbon Emissions (Total) | 644.23M | 4.79B | 87% lower | United States |
| Tourism Revenue | 11.78B | 84.20B | 86% lower | United States |
| Electricity Generation | 622.03 | 4.4K | 86% lower | United States |
| Population | 51.49M | 338.02M | 85% lower | United States |
| Obesity Rate | 6.7% | 42.9% | 84% lower | United States |
| Foreign Patents | 51.8K | 329.2K | 84% lower | United States |
| Scientific Publications | 76.9K | 457.3K | 83% lower | United States |
| Suicide Rate | 27.53 | 15.63 | 76% higher | South Korea |
| Health Spending Per Capita | 3.3K | 12.4K | 74% lower | United States |
| Housing Cost Burden | 8.8% | 29.0% | 69% lower | United States |
| Highest Elevation | 1.9K | 6.2K | 68% lower | United States |
| Gender Pay Gap (%) | 29.0% | 17.3% | 67% higher | South Korea |
| Renewable Energy (%) | 3.6% | 10.9% | 67% lower | United States |
| Border Countries Count | 1.00 | 3.00 | 67% lower | United States |
| Nuclear Electricity Share | 30.7% | 18.5% | 66% higher | South Korea |
| Agricultural Land (%) | 16.1% | 46.1% | 65% lower | United States |
| Beer Consumption | 1.52 | 3.97 | 62% lower | United States |
| Active Military Personnel | 500.0K | 1.28M | 61% lower | United States |
| Renewable Energy (%) | 4.7% | 12.1% | 61% lower | United States |
| Road Deaths | 4.93 | 12.239 | 60% lower | United States |
| Birth Rate | 4.29 | 10.75 | 60% lower | United States |
| Infant Mortality | 2.30 | 5.50 | 58% lower | United States |
| Fertility Rate | 0.68 | 1.63 | 58% lower | United States |
| Child Mortality | 2.80 | 6.50 | 57% lower | United States |
| GNI Per Capita | 36.8K | 83.5K | 56% lower | United States |
| Government Debt (% GDP) | 52.3% | 118.1% | 56% lower | United States |
| Shipping Traffic | 28.50M | 62.21M | 54% lower | United States |
| Mobile Subscriptions (%) | 173 | 113 | 53% higher | South Korea |
| Low Reading Skills | 7.3% | 14.8% | 51% lower | United States |
| Low Math Skills | 7.3% | 14.8% | 51% lower | United States |
| Low Science Skills | 7.3% | 14.8% | 51% lower | United States |
| Job Strain | 38.7% | 25.8% | 50% higher | South Korea |
| Median Wealth | $247.3K | $165.7K | 49% higher | South Korea |
| High-Tech Exports (%) | 36.3% | 24.3% | 49% higher | South Korea |
| Disposable Income (Per Capita) | $32.6K | $61.4K | 47% lower | United States |
| R&D Spending (% GDP) | 5.2% | 3.6% | 45% higher | South Korea |
| Health Spending (% GDP) | 9.9% | 16.5% | 40% lower | United States |
| Average Earnings | $50.9K | $82.9K | 39% lower | United States |
| Merchant Ships | 2.1K | 3.5K | 39% lower | United States |
| Youth Population (%) | 10.6% | 17.3% | 39% lower | United States |
| Self-Rated Health | 53.1% | 84.9% | 37% lower | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.6% | 4.1% | 37% lower | United States |
| Youth Unemployment Rate | 5.9% | 9.4% | 37% lower | United States |
| Protected Land (%) | 17.4% | 12.9% | 35% higher | South Korea |
| University Enrollment Rate | 106.7% | 79.4% | 34% higher | South Korea |
| Tax Revenue (% GDP) | 14.6% | 10.9% | 34% higher | South Korea |
| GDP Per Capita | $50.4K | $75.5K | 33% lower | United States |
| Income Gap (Rich vs Poor) | 5.77 | 8.49 | 32% lower | United States |
| Job Insecurity | 2.9% | 4.2% | 31% lower | United States |
| GDP Per Capita (PPP) | 58.9K | 85.8K | 31% lower | United States |
| Women in Parliament (%) | 20.0% | 28.7% | 30% lower | United States |
| Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs) | 27.971 | 39.454 | 29% lower | United States |
| Low-Wage Workers | 16.1% | 22.7% | 29% lower | United States |
| Domestic Patents | 186.2K | 262.2K | 29% lower | United States |
| Doctors (per 1,000) | 2.61 | 3.68 | 29% lower | United States |
| Military Spend (% GDP) | 2.3% | 3.2% | 28% lower | United States |
| GDP Growth Rate | 2.0% | 2.8% | 28% lower | United States |
| Earnings Inequality | 3.60 | 4.79 | 25% lower | United States |
| Nurses & Midwives | 8.91 | 11.88 | 25% lower | United States |
| Voter Turnout | 79.4% | 64.1% | 24% higher | South Korea |
| Broadband Access (%) | 47 | 38 | 24% higher | South Korea |
| Dependency Ratio | 42.535 | 54.448 | 22% lower | United States |
| Inequality (Gini) | 32.9 | 41.8 | 21% lower | United States |
| Inflation Rate | 2.3% | 2.9% | 21% lower | United States |
| Death Rate | 6.94 | 8.76 | 21% lower | United States |
| Alcohol Consumption | 7.79 | 9.90 | 21% lower | United States |
| CO2 Per Capita | 11.286 | 14.197 | 21% lower | United States |
| FDI Inflows (% GDP) | 0.8% | 1.0% | 21% lower | United States |
| Median Age | 47.0 years | 39.5 years | 19% higher | South Korea |
| Poverty Rate | 14.9% | 18.1% | 18% lower | United States |
| Home Internet Access | 100.0% | 84.4% | 18% higher | South Korea |
| Smoking Rate | 20.0% | 24.3% | 18% lower | United States |
| Energy Use (Per Capita) | 5.3K | 6.4K | 16% lower | United States |
| Chronic Pain | 28.5% | 33.5% | 15% lower | United States |
| Numeracy Gap | 1.56 | 1.82 | 14% lower | United States |
| Math Skills | 527.3 | 464.89 | 13% higher | South Korea |
| Low Adult Numeracy | 21.8% | 25.0% | 13% lower | United States |
| Social Support | 79.0% | 89.9% | 12% lower | United States |
| Overcrowded Housing | 4.0% | 4.4% | 11% lower | United States |
| Low Adult Literacy | 1.7% | 1.5% | 11% higher | South Korea |
| Literacy Gap | 1.48 | 1.64 | 10% lower | United States |
| Safety at Night | 78.0% | 71.5% | 9% higher | South Korea |
| Electricity Use (Per Capita) | 11.4K | 12.6K | 9% lower | United States |
| Elderly Population (%) | 19.3% | 17.9% | 8% higher | South Korea |
| Life Expectancy | 83.5 years | 78.4 years | 7% higher | South Korea |
| Reading Score Gap | 1.69 | 1.82 | 7% lower | United States |
| Education Spending (% GDP) | 5.8% | 5.4% | 7% higher | South Korea |
| Science Skills | 527.82 | 499.41 | 6% higher | South Korea |
| Life Expectancy | 83.4 years | 78.4 years | 6% higher | South Korea |
| Life Expectancy | 84.3 years | 79.3 years | 6% higher | South Korea |
| Science Score Gap | 1.70 | 1.79 | 5% lower | United States |
| Internet Users (%) | 97.9% | 93.0% | 5% higher | South Korea |
| Housing Affordability | 84.8% | 81.8% | 4% higher | South Korea |
| Adult Literacy | 249.605 | 259.295 | 4% lower | United States |
| Social Time | 4.93 | 5.06 | 3% lower | United States |
| Air Pollution Exposure | 99.1% | 95.8% | 3% higher | South Korea |
| Reading Skills | 515.42 | 503.94 | 2% higher | South Korea |
| Safe Drinking Water (%) | 99.3% | 97.6% | 2% higher | South Korea |
| Employment Rate (%) | 76.1% | 76.7% | 1% lower | United States |
| Leisure Time | 14.83 | 14.745 | 1% higher | South Korea |
| Adult Numeracy | 253.355 | 249.944 | 1% higher | South Korea |
| Math Score Gap | 1.70 | 1.71 | 1% lower | United States |
| Urban Population (%) | 81.2% | 80.1% | 1% higher | South Korea |
| Extreme Temperature Exposure | 0.0% | 25.0% | ranked lower | United States |
| Human Development Index | 0.94 | 0.94 | equal | United States |
| Electricity Access (%) | 100.0% | 100.0% | equal | South Korea |
| Sanitation Access (%) | 99.7% | 99.6% | equal | South Korea |
| Lowest Elevation | 0 | -86 | ranked higher | South Korea |