South Korea

Capital: Seoul
Continent: Asia
Official languages: Korean
Neighbours: North Korea

Where it ranks highest in the world

#6Exports

#11Military Spending

#11Olympic Medals

World rankings

#1 means first in the world for that stat. Missing data is shown as —.

Population#29

World rank by total population

GDP#14

World rank by nominal GDP

Land Area#107

World rank by total land area

Life Expectancy#18

World rank by average life expectancy (rank 1 = longest)

Human Development#20

World rank by Human Development Index

CO₂ Emissions#8

World rank by CO₂ emissions (rank 1 = most emissions)

Exports#6

World rank by total exports value

Military Spending#11

World rank by military budget

Tourism#20

World rank by international tourist arrivals

Internet Users#15

World rank by total internet users

Forest Area#95

World rank by total forest area

Nobel Prizes#33

World rank by all-time Nobel Prize winners

Olympic Medals#11

World rank by all-time Summer Olympic medals

Coastline#25

World rank by coastline length

Renewable Energy#26

World rank by renewable energy production

Birth Rate#192

World rank by birth rate (rank 1 = highest)

Unemployment#183

World rank by unemployment rate (rank 1 = highest)

Inflation#175

World rank by inflation rate (rank 1 = highest)

Press Freedom#29

World rank by press freedom (rank 1 = most free)

Urbanization#31

World rank by % urban population (rank 1 = most urbanized)

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Neighbours

North Korea

Same continent