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Kyrgyzstan vs South Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kyrgyzstan has a population of 7.22M (ranked 106/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Kyrgyzstan's land area is 74,054 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 86th vs. 105th).

By GDP, Kyrgyzstan ranks 135/197 ($17.5B) and South Korea ranks 15/197 ($1.71T). By GDP per capita, Kyrgyzstan ranks 149/197 ($2,419), while South Korea ranks 36/197 ($33,121).

Main facts and rankings

Kyrgyzstan South Korea
Population
7419369
51700480
Population rank 106/197 31/197
GDP
$17.5B
2024
$1.71T
2023
GDP rank 135/197 15/197
GDP per capita
$2,419
2024
$33,121
2023
GDP per capita rank 149/197 36/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,009
2024
$52,204
2023
Government debt
$6.4B
2024
$868B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.5%
2025
54.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$887
2024
$16,791
2023
Government debt per person rank 145/185 36/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,925
2025
$23,981
2025
Land area
74,054 sq mi
2025
37,684 sq mi
2025
Population density
97.6 ppl/mi²
2024
1,373 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.7
2023
0.72
2023
Median age
26.2 years
2024
46.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
72 years
2025
84.5 years
2025

Kyrgyzstan and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Kyrgyzstan and South Korea economies compared

GDP
Kyrgyzstan

South Korea
Year GDP
Kyrgyzstan South Korea
1960 - $3,958,811,881
1961 - $2,417,628,737
1962 - $2,814,615,385
1963 - $3,988,461,538
1964 - $3,459,019,943
1965 - $3,120,861,499
1966 - $3,929,055,144
1967 - $4,855,892,446
1968 - $6,119,394,892
1969 - $7,678,698,838
1970 - $9,005,144,969
1971 - $9,903,571,249
1972 - $10,862,211,761
1973 - $13,876,472,208
1974 - $19,543,973,941
1975 - $21,784,297,521
1976 - $29,902,479,339
1977 - $38,446,487,603
1978 - $51,972,107,438
1979 - $66,946,900,826
1980 - $65,398,377,598
1981 - $72,933,533,012
1982 - $78,358,416,171
1983 - $87,760,553,262
1984 - $97,510,744,119
1985 - $101,296,177,099
1986 - $116,836,246,285
1987 - $147,948,709,376
1988 - $199,591,287,825
1989 - $246,928,837,311
1990 $2,660,202,623 $283,365,844,161
1991 $2,542,256,424 $330,647,042,837
1992 $2,315,346,943 $355,524,903,068
1993 $2,026,019,253 $392,665,710,525
1994 $1,681,780,847 $463,619,823,515
1995 $1,661,147,035 $566,581,003,128
1996 $1,827,570,586 $610,167,053,824
1997 $1,767,864,036 $569,755,022,973
1998 $1,645,963,750 $383,331,833,682
1999 $1,249,061,487 $497,514,040,642
2000 $1,369,688,498 $576,179,387,820
2001 $1,525,116,370 $547,656,279,895
2002 $1,605,643,105 $627,246,933,730
2003 $1,919,008,090 $702,714,855,194
2004 $2,211,534,585 $793,175,561,887
2005 $2,460,246,766 $934,901,071,333
2006 $2,834,168,889 $1,053,216,909,888
2007 $3,802,570,553 $1,172,614,086,540
2008 $5,139,958,909 $1,047,339,010,225
2009 $4,690,061,381 $943,941,876,219
2010 $4,794,361,863 $1,143,672,241,150
2011 $6,197,765,984 $1,253,289,537,501
2012 $6,605,142,884 $1,278,046,536,287
2013 $7,335,033,801 $1,370,632,955,321
2014 $7,468,102,413 $1,484,488,526,272
2015 $6,678,177,512 $1,466,038,936,206
2016 $6,813,095,379 $1,499,679,823,910
2017 $7,702,938,379 $1,623,074,183,502
2018 $8,271,106,235 $1,725,373,496,825
2019 $9,371,275,264 $1,651,422,932,448
2020 $8,270,468,614 $1,644,312,831,906
2021 $9,249,133,946 $1,818,432,106,880
2022 $12,134,931,018 $1,673,916,511,800
2023 $15,180,842,369 $1,712,792,854,202
2024 $17,478,259,659 -

Kyrgyzstan and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Kyrgyzstan

South Korea
Year GDP per capita
Kyrgyzstan South Korea
1960 - $158.3
1961 - $93.8
1962 - $106.2
1963 - $146.3
1964 - $123.6
1965 - $108.7
1966 - $133.5
1967 - $161.2
1968 - $198.4
1969 - $243.4
1970 - $279.3
1971 - $301
1972 - $324
1973 - $407
1974 - $563
1975 - $617
1976 - $834
1977 - $1,056
1978 - $1,406
1979 - $1,784
1980 - $1,715
1981 - $1,883
1982 - $1,993
1983 - $2,199
1984 - $2,413
1985 - $2,482
1986 - $2,835
1987 - $3,555
1988 - $4,749
1989 - $5,817
1990 $606 $6,610
1991 $570 $7,637
1992 $513 $8,127
1993 $449 $8,885
1994 $372 $10,385
1995 $364 $12,565
1996 $395 $13,403
1997 $376 $12,398
1998 $345 $8,282
1999 $258 $10,672
2000 $279.6 $12,257
2001 $308 $11,561
2002 $322 $13,165
2003 $381 $14,673
2004 $433 $16,496
2005 $477 $19,403
2006 $543 $21,743
2007 $722 $24,086
2008 $966 $21,350
2009 $870 $19,144
2010 $877 $23,079
2011 $1,117 $25,098
2012 $1,169 $25,459
2013 $1,270 $27,180
2014 $1,265 $29,253
2015 $1,106 $28,737
2016 $1,103 $29,280
2017 $1,221 $31,601
2018 $1,284 $33,447
2019 $1,422 $31,902
2020 $1,230 $31,721
2021 $1,350 $35,126
2022 $1,740 $32,395
2023 $2,138 $33,121
2024 $2,419 -

Kyrgyzstan vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kyrgyzstan

South Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Kyrgyzstan South Korea
1950 52.1 22.2
1951 52.4 26.6
1952 52.6 36.6
1953 52.9 40.5
1954 53.2 46.1
1955 53.5 48.4
1956 53.9 50.2
1957 54.2 51.6
1958 54.5 51.8
1959 54.8 52.9
1960 55.1 53.8
1961 55.4 54.4
1962 55.7 55
1963 56 55
1964 56.3 55.3
1965 56.6 55.8
1966 57 55.4
1967 57.3 60.9
1968 57.6 60.9
1969 57.9 61.4
1970 58.2 62.2
1971 58.5 62.7
1972 58.8 63.2
1973 59.2 63.8
1974 59.5 64.2
1975 59.8 64.7
1976 60.1 65
1977 60.4 64.6
1978 60.7 65
1979 61.1 66.1
1980 61.5 64.8
1981 61.8 67.1
1982 62.3 67.1
1983 62.3 66.7
1984 62.9 68.1
1985 63.7 68.4
1986 64.7 69
1987 65.4 69.3
1988 65.3 70.2
1989 65.2 70.7
1990 64.8 71
1991 64.9 71.4
1992 64.4 72.2
1993 63.6 72.7
1994 62.7 72.9
1995 62.9 73.4
1996 63.4 74
1997 64.2 74.5
1998 64.6 75
1999 64.9 75.6
2000 65.2 76.2
2001 65.3 76.9
2002 65.3 77.2
2003 65.4 77.5
2004 65.6 78
2005 65.8 78.4
2006 65.8 79
2007 66 79.4
2008 66.6 80
2009 67.1 80.6
2010 67.5 80.7
2011 67.7 81.2
2012 68.1 81.3
2013 68.5 81.8
2014 68.8 82.4
2015 69.3 82.5
2016 69.9 82.9
2017 70.5 83.3
2018 70.7 83.3
2019 70.9 83.7
2020 69.1 83.7
2021 69.3 83.9
2022 71.5 82.7
2023 71.7 84.3
2024 71.8 84.4
2025 72 84.5

Kyrgyzstan and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Kyrgyzstan

South Korea
Year Population
Kyrgyzstan South Korea
1960 2,172,300 25,012,374
1961 2,255,900 25,765,673
1962 2,333,400 26,513,030
1963 2,413,700 27,261,747
1964 2,495,300 27,984,155
1965 2,573,300 28,704,674
1966 2,655,300 29,435,571
1967 2,736,500 30,130,983
1968 2,818,300 30,838,302
1969 2,894,800 31,544,266
1970 2,959,900 32,240,827
1971 3,022,300 32,882,704
1972 3,088,200 33,505,406
1973 3,153,800 34,103,149
1974 3,223,900 34,692,266
1975 3,292,400 35,280,725
1976 3,358,700 35,848,523
1977 3,423,900 36,411,795
1978 3,487,100 36,969,185
1979 3,552,000 37,534,236
1980 3,617,400 38,123,775
1981 3,685,800 38,723,248
1982 3,759,300 39,326,352
1983 3,838,300 39,910,403
1984 3,916,400 40,405,956
1985 3,990,300 40,805,744
1986 4,066,500 41,213,674
1987 4,144,600 41,621,690
1988 4,218,400 42,031,247
1989 4,307,500 42,449,038
1990 4,391,236 42,869,283
1991 4,463,634 43,295,704
1992 4,515,400 43,747,962
1993 4,516,777 44,194,628
1994 4,515,069 44,641,540
1995 4,560,454 45,092,991
1996 4,628,438 45,524,681
1997 4,696,421 45,953,580
1998 4,769,015 46,286,503
1999 4,840,422 46,616,677
2000 4,898,362 47,008,111
2001 4,945,073 47,370,164
2002 4,990,704 47,644,736
2003 5,043,308 47,892,330
2004 5,104,713 48,082,519
2005 5,162,640 48,184,561
2006 5,218,373 48,438,292
2007 5,268,385 48,683,638
2008 5,318,729 49,054,708
2009 5,389,643 49,307,835
2010 5,467,059 49,554,112
2011 5,546,587 49,936,638
2012 5,652,076 50,199,853
2013 5,777,150 50,428,893
2014 5,905,848 50,746,659
2015 6,040,036 51,014,947
2016 6,175,338 51,217,803
2017 6,306,696 51,361,911
2018 6,444,079 51,585,058
2019 6,590,211 51,764,822
2020 6,726,596 51,836,239
2021 6,851,224 51,769,539
2022 6,975,220 51,672,569
2023 7,099,750 51,712,619
2024 7,224,614 51,751,065

Fertility rates in Kyrgyzstan and South Korea

Fertility rate
Kyrgyzstan

South Korea
Year Fertility rate
Kyrgyzstan South Korea
1960 5.31 5.99
1961 5.36 5.8
1962 5.42 5.56
1963 5.48 5.33
1964 5.43 5.07
1965 5.38 4.89
1966 5.32 4.78
1967 5.26 4.62
1968 5.18 4.51
1969 5.18 4.45
1970 5.2 4.53
1971 5.18 4.54
1972 5.14 4.12
1973 5.02 4.07
1974 4.89 3.77
1975 4.76 3.43
1976 4.68 3
1977 4.59 2.99
1978 4.53 2.64
1979 4.38 2.9
1980 4.22 2.82
1981 4.19 2.57
1982 4.2 2.39
1983 4.17 2.06
1984 4.2 1.74
1985 4.2 1.66
1986 4.22 1.58
1987 4.16 1.53
1988 4.03 1.55
1989 3.88 1.56
1990 3.63 1.57
1991 3.58 1.71
1992 3.52 1.76
1993 3.2 1.65
1994 2.9 1.66
1995 3.1 1.63
1996 2.8 1.57
1997 2.6 1.54
1998 2.7 1.46
1999 2.6 1.43
2000 2.4 1.48
2001 2.4 1.31
2002 2.4 1.18
2003 2.5 1.19
2004 2.6 1.16
2005 2.5 1.09
2006 2.7 1.13
2007 2.7 1.26
2008 2.8 1.19
2009 2.9 1.15
2010 3.1 1.23
2011 3.1 1.24
2012 3.2 1.3
2013 3.1 1.19
2014 3.2 1.21
2015 3.2 1.24
2016 3.1 1.17
2017 3 1.05
2018 3.3 0.98
2019 3.3 0.92
2020 3.1 0.84
2021 2.89 0.81
2022 2.8 0.78
2023 2.7 0.72

Kyrgyzstan and South Korea demographics compared

Median age
Kyrgyzstan

South Korea
Year Median age, years
Kyrgyzstan South Korea
1960 23.1 19.3
1961 22.9 19.2
1962 22.6 19.1
1963 22.2 19
1964 21.6 18.8
1965 21 18.6
1966 20.6 18.5
1967 20.3 18.6
1968 20.1 18.7
1969 20 18.8
1970 20 18.9
1971 20 19
1972 20 19.1
1973 19.9 19.3
1974 19.9 19.6
1975 19.9 19.9
1976 20 20.2
1977 20 20.7
1978 20.1 21.1
1979 20.2 21.6
1980 20.4 22.1
1981 20.6 22.5
1982 20.7 22.8
1983 20.8 23.3
1984 21 23.7
1985 21.2 24.2
1986 21.4 24.8
1987 21.5 25.3
1988 21.6 25.8
1989 21.7 26.3
1990 21.7 26.7
1991 21.6 27.2
1992 21.6 27.8
1993 21.5 28.3
1994 21.4 28.9
1995 21.4 29.4
1996 21.5 29.8
1997 21.7 30.2
1998 21.9 30.7
1999 22.2 31.2
2000 22.4 31.7
2001 22.6 32.3
2002 22.8 32.8
2003 23 33.4
2004 23.2 33.9
2005 23.3 34.5
2006 23.5 35.2
2007 23.6 35.8
2008 23.7 36.4
2009 23.9 37
2010 24.1 37.6
2011 24.3 38.2
2012 24.5 38.8
2013 24.6 39.5
2014 24.8 40.2
2015 25 40.8
2016 25.1 41.4
2017 25.2 41.9
2018 25.3 42.5
2019 25.5 43.1
2020 25.7 43.8
2021 25.8 44.4
2022 26 44.9
2023 26.1 45.5
2024 26.2 46.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kyrgyzstan South Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2024
$1.84T
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.5%
2025
23.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.83%
2023
5.81%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.62%
2023
2.81%
2023
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
569,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.4%
2025
-0.4%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.5%
2023
2.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
52.1%
2024
58.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
24.7%
2024
31.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
55.6
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23%
2023
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
2.9%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
1,295,674
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.95%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
30
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
2,599
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.56T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.09B
2024
$418B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.1B
2024
$7.45B
2024
International tourist arrivals
8,508,000
2019
2,519,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
8.01%
2020
1.94%
2020
Banked people share
72.3%
2024
96.9%
2024

Energy

Kyrgyzstan South Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
645 kg
2022
5,337 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$9.78
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
10.5 megatons
2023
574 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
11.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
72.9%
2022
79.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
27.6%
2021
3.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
22.8%
2022
18.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
33.8%
2022
84.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,971 kWh
2022
11,426 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
85.6%
2021
6.59%
2021
Hydroelectric share
85.9%
2022
1.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.6%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kyrgyzstan South Korea
% of world population
0.09%
2024
0.64%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,645
2024
+75,963
2024
Urban population
38.2%
2024
81.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40.6
2025
84.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
64
2024
Higher education index
24
2025
86
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.7
2020
0.53
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.7
2019
8.6
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2019
98.8%
2018
English speaking
2%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
88.5%
2023
97.9%
2024

Health

Kyrgyzstan South Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$85.9
2022
$3,270
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$989
2023
Life expectancy
72 years
2025
84.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.85%
2022
0%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.15
2021
2.52
2021
Age at first childbirth
22.6 years
2019
32.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
42
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
17
2023
2.8
2023
Obesity rate
26.8%
2022
7.24%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
9.6%
2024
Air quality index
22
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.3%
2022
20%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.63 liters
2020
7.79 liters
2020

Territory

Kyrgyzstan South Korea
% of world land
0.13%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
10,250 sq mi
2024
728 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
39,996 sq mi
2025
6,054 sq mi
2025
Forest area
5,290 sq mi
2025
24,158 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,127 mi
2018
68,794 mi
2018

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