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Monaco vs South Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Monaco has a population of 38.6K (ranked 191/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Monaco's land area is 0.8 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 196th vs. 105th).

By GDP, Monaco ranks 153/197 ($10B) and South Korea ranks 15/197 ($1.71T). By GDP per capita, Monaco ranks 1/197 ($256,581), while South Korea ranks 36/197 ($33,121).

Main facts and rankings

Monaco South Korea
Population
38341
51700480
Population rank 191/197 31/197
GDP
$10B
2023
$1.71T
2023
GDP rank 153/197 15/197
GDP per capita
$256,581
2023
$33,121
2023
GDP per capita rank 1/197 36/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$115,700
2015
$52,204
2023
Government debt n/a
$868B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
54.5%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$16,791
2023
Government debt per person rank n/a 36/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$97,128
2025
$23,981
2025
Land area
0.8 sq mi
2025
37,684 sq mi
2025
Population density
48,010 ppl/mi²
2024
1,373 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.11
2023
0.72
2023
Median age
55 years
2024
46.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
86.6 years
2025
84.5 years
2025

Monaco and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Monaco and South Korea economies compared

GDP
Monaco

South Korea
Year GDP
Monaco 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 $293,127,333 $9,005,144,969
1971 $327,706,210 $9,903,571,249
1972 $402,451,901 $10,862,211,761
1973 $523,554,039 $13,876,472,208
1974 $563,949,254 $19,543,973,941
1975 $711,978,962 $21,784,297,521
1976 $735,324,245 $29,902,479,339
1977 $811,191,392 $38,446,487,603
1978 $1,000,555,218 $51,972,107,438
1979 $1,209,870,147 $66,946,900,826
1980 $1,378,175,524 $65,398,377,598
1981 $1,205,188,648 $72,933,533,012
1982 $1,143,216,457 $78,358,416,171
1983 $1,092,560,365 $87,760,553,262
1984 $1,037,329,604 $97,510,744,119
1985 $1,082,867,507 $101,296,177,099
1986 $1,515,234,743 $116,836,246,285
1987 $1,839,081,463 $147,948,709,376
1988 $2,000,704,745 $199,591,287,825
1989 $2,010,083,833 $246,928,837,311
1990 $2,481,307,077 $283,365,844,161
1991 $2,480,540,845 $330,647,042,837
1992 $2,737,049,231 $355,524,903,068
1993 $2,574,494,356 $392,665,710,525
1994 $2,720,332,135 $463,619,823,515
1995 $3,130,309,995 $566,581,003,128
1996 $3,137,886,995 $610,167,053,824
1997 $2,840,195,190 $569,755,022,973
1998 $2,934,593,468 $383,331,833,682
1999 $2,907,118,641 $497,514,040,642
2000 $2,654,462,665 $576,179,387,820
2001 $2,673,723,034 $547,656,279,895
2002 $2,919,647,982 $627,246,933,730
2003 $3,597,089,751 $702,714,855,194
2004 $4,043,551,489 $793,175,561,887
2005 $4,204,652,899 $934,901,071,333
2006 $4,586,826,513 $1,053,216,909,888
2007 $5,875,790,766 $1,172,614,086,540
2008 $6,502,942,245 $1,047,339,010,225
2009 $5,474,379,252 $943,941,876,219
2010 $5,367,561,570 $1,143,672,241,150
2011 $6,088,689,808 $1,253,289,537,501
2012 $5,742,749,294 $1,278,046,536,287
2013 $6,555,591,710 $1,370,632,955,321
2014 $7,070,017,324 $1,484,488,526,272
2015 $6,264,756,528 $1,466,038,936,206
2016 $6,471,290,794 $1,499,679,823,910
2017 $6,430,254,653 $1,623,074,183,502
2018 $7,184,333,936 $1,725,373,496,825
2019 $7,383,496,254 $1,651,422,932,448
2020 $6,730,736,283 $1,644,312,831,906
2021 $8,623,242,743 $1,818,432,106,880
2022 $8,800,430,486 $1,673,916,511,800
2023 $9,995,350,547 $1,712,792,854,202

Monaco and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Monaco

South Korea
Year GDP per capita
Monaco 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 $12,098 $279.3
1971 $13,334 $301
1972 $16,187 $324
1973 $20,882 $407
1974 $22,348 $563
1975 $27,921 $617
1976 $28,396 $834
1977 $30,875 $1,056
1978 $37,608 $1,406
1979 $44,990 $1,784
1980 $50,814 $1,715
1981 $44,157 $1,883
1982 $41,479 $1,993
1983 $39,076 $2,199
1984 $36,582 $2,413
1985 $37,690 $2,482
1986 $52,082 $2,835
1987 $62,456 $3,555
1988 $67,181 $4,749
1989 $66,816 $5,817
1990 $81,735 $6,610
1991 $80,997 $7,637
1992 $88,615 $8,127
1993 $82,685 $8,885
1994 $86,704 $10,385
1995 $99,032 $12,565
1996 $98,561 $13,403
1997 $88,582 $12,398
1998 $90,947 $8,282
1999 $89,698 $10,672
2000 $81,789 $12,257
2001 $82,403 $11,561
2002 $90,051 $13,165
2003 $111,110 $14,673
2004 $125,160 $16,496
2005 $130,539 $19,403
2006 $143,083 $21,743
2007 $184,559 $24,086
2008 $204,264 $21,350
2009 $169,150 $19,144
2010 $161,854 $23,079
2011 $179,364 $25,098
2012 $165,445 $25,459
2013 $184,941 $27,180
2014 $195,694 $29,253
2015 $170,437 $28,737
2016 $173,605 $29,280
2017 $170,663 $31,601
2018 $188,298 $33,447
2019 $193,747 $31,902
2020 $176,892 $31,721
2021 $223,823 $35,126
2022 $226,052 $32,395
2023 $256,581 $33,121

Monaco vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Monaco

South Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Monaco South Korea
1950 68 22.2
1951 68.4 26.6
1952 68.9 36.6
1953 69.6 40.5
1954 70 46.1
1955 70.4 48.4
1956 70.7 50.2
1957 70.9 51.6
1958 71.1 51.8
1959 71.4 52.9
1960 71.9 53.8
1961 72.2 54.4
1962 72.4 55
1963 72.5 55
1964 72.7 55.3
1965 72.9 55.8
1966 73 55.4
1967 73.1 60.9
1968 73.2 60.9
1969 73.2 61.4
1970 73.3 62.2
1971 73.4 62.7
1972 73.4 63.2
1973 73.4 63.8
1974 73.4 64.2
1975 73.5 64.7
1976 73.8 65
1977 74.2 64.6
1978 74.7 65
1979 74.9 66.1
1980 74.9 64.8
1981 75 67.1
1982 75.3 67.1
1983 75.7 66.7
1984 76.4 68.1
1985 77.4 68.4
1986 78.4 69
1987 79.3 69.3
1988 79.4 70.2
1989 79.4 70.7
1990 79.4 71
1991 79.7 71.4
1992 80.1 72.2
1993 80.4 72.7
1994 80.7 72.9
1995 80.9 73.4
1996 81.1 74
1997 81.4 74.5
1998 81.6 75
1999 81.8 75.6
2000 82.1 76.2
2001 82.5 76.9
2002 83.1 77.2
2003 83.6 77.5
2004 84.2 78
2005 84.3 78.4
2006 84.2 79
2007 83.9 79.4
2008 83.8 80
2009 84.2 80.6
2010 84.6 80.7
2011 85 81.2
2012 85 81.3
2013 85.1 81.8
2014 85.1 82.4
2015 85.3 82.5
2016 85.6 82.9
2017 85.9 83.3
2018 86.1 83.3
2019 86.2 83.7
2020 86.1 83.7
2021 85.1 83.9
2022 85.7 82.7
2023 86.4 84.3
2024 86.5 84.4
2025 86.6 84.5

Monaco and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Monaco

South Korea
Year Population
Monaco South Korea
1960 21,808 25,012,374
1961 21,901 25,765,673
1962 22,078 26,513,030
1963 22,385 27,261,747
1964 22,686 27,984,155
1965 22,941 28,704,674
1966 23,131 29,435,571
1967 23,230 30,130,983
1968 23,437 30,838,302
1969 23,831 31,544,266
1970 24,229 32,240,827
1971 24,576 32,882,704
1972 24,862 33,505,406
1973 25,072 34,103,149
1974 25,235 34,692,266
1975 25,500 35,280,725
1976 25,895 35,848,523
1977 26,273 36,411,795
1978 26,605 36,969,185
1979 26,892 37,534,236
1980 27,122 38,123,775
1981 27,293 38,723,248
1982 27,561 39,326,352
1983 27,960 39,910,403
1984 28,356 40,405,956
1985 28,731 40,805,744
1986 29,093 41,213,674
1987 29,446 41,621,690
1988 29,781 42,031,247
1989 30,084 42,449,038
1990 30,358 42,869,283
1991 30,625 43,295,704
1992 30,887 43,747,962
1993 31,136 44,194,628
1994 31,375 44,641,540
1995 31,609 45,092,991
1996 31,837 45,524,681
1997 32,063 45,953,580
1998 32,267 46,286,503
1999 32,410 46,616,677
2000 32,455 47,008,111
2001 32,447 47,370,164
2002 32,422 47,644,736
2003 32,374 47,892,330
2004 32,307 48,082,519
2005 32,210 48,184,561
2006 32,057 48,438,292
2007 31,837 48,683,638
2008 31,836 49,054,708
2009 32,364 49,307,835
2010 33,163 49,554,112
2011 33,946 49,936,638
2012 34,711 50,199,853
2013 35,447 50,428,893
2014 36,128 50,746,659
2015 36,757 51,014,947
2016 37,276 51,217,803
2017 37,678 51,361,911
2018 38,154 51,585,058
2019 38,109 51,764,822
2020 38,050 51,836,239
2021 38,527 51,769,539
2022 38,931 51,672,569
2023 38,956 51,712,619
2024 38,631 51,751,065

Fertility rates in Monaco and South Korea

Fertility rate
Monaco

South Korea
Year Fertility rate
Monaco South Korea
1960 2.81 5.99
1961 2.78 5.8
1962 2.76 5.56
1963 2.73 5.33
1964 2.69 5.07
1965 2.66 4.89
1966 2.63 4.78
1967 2.59 4.62
1968 2.57 4.51
1969 2.54 4.45
1970 2.5 4.53
1971 2.47 4.54
1972 2.44 4.12
1973 2.41 4.07
1974 2.38 3.77
1975 2.35 3.43
1976 2.33 3
1977 2.31 2.99
1978 2.28 2.64
1979 2.26 2.9
1980 2.24 2.82
1981 2.22 2.57
1982 2.2 2.39
1983 2.18 2.06
1984 2.17 1.74
1985 2.14 1.66
1986 2.11 1.58
1987 2.06 1.53
1988 2.01 1.55
1989 1.93 1.56
1990 1.85 1.57
1991 1.79 1.71
1992 1.76 1.76
1993 1.75 1.65
1994 1.76 1.66
1995 1.78 1.63
1996 1.82 1.57
1997 1.88 1.54
1998 1.95 1.46
1999 2.01 1.43
2000 2.08 1.48
2001 2.18 1.31
2002 2.01 1.18
2003 1.91 1.19
2004 1.99 1.16
2005 2.01 1.09
2006 2.1 1.13
2007 2.21 1.26
2008 2.38 1.19
2009 2.4 1.15
2010 2.38 1.23
2011 2.22 1.24
2012 2.29 1.3
2013 2.31 1.19
2014 2.49 1.21
2015 2.5 1.24
2016 2.58 1.17
2017 2.42 1.05
2018 2.49 0.98
2019 2.4 0.92
2020 2.38 0.84
2021 2.12 0.81
2022 2.11 0.78
2023 2.11 0.72

Monaco and South Korea demographics compared

Median age
Monaco

South Korea
Year Median age, years
Monaco South Korea
1960 45.4 19.3
1961 45.4 19.2
1962 45.3 19.1
1963 45 19
1964 44.8 18.8
1965 44.8 18.6
1966 45 18.5
1967 45.2 18.6
1968 45.3 18.7
1969 45 18.8
1970 44.8 18.9
1971 44.7 19
1972 44.7 19.1
1973 44.9 19.3
1974 45.1 19.6
1975 45 19.9
1976 44.6 20.2
1977 44.2 20.7
1978 44 21.1
1979 44 21.6
1980 44.1 22.1
1981 44.2 22.5
1982 44.1 22.8
1983 43.8 23.3
1984 43.5 23.7
1985 43.4 24.2
1986 43.4 24.8
1987 43.5 25.3
1988 43.7 25.8
1989 43.9 26.3
1990 44.2 26.7
1991 44.3 27.2
1992 44.3 27.8
1993 44.4 28.3
1994 44.5 28.9
1995 44.7 29.4
1996 44.8 29.8
1997 44.9 30.2
1998 45 30.7
1999 45.3 31.2
2000 45.6 31.7
2001 45.8 32.3
2002 45.9 32.8
2003 46 33.4
2004 46.2 33.9
2005 46.5 34.5
2006 46.8 35.2
2007 47.1 35.8
2008 47.6 36.4
2009 48.3 37
2010 49.2 37.6
2011 50.1 38.2
2012 51.1 38.8
2013 52 39.5
2014 52.8 40.2
2015 53.7 40.8
2016 54.4 41.4
2017 55 41.9
2018 55.5 42.5
2019 55.6 43.1
2020 55.7 43.8
2021 56.2 44.4
2022 56 44.9
2023 55.3 45.5
2024 55 46.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Monaco South Korea
GNI, Atlas method n/a
$1.84T
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20%
2025
23.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.73%
2023
5.81%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.81%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
569,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-0.4%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.33%
2016
2.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
88.5%
2023
58.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
11.5%
2023
31.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
83
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
1,295,674
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.95%
2024
Number of billionaires
2
2025
30
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.006%
2025
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 n/a
$418B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$7.45B
2024
International tourist arrivals
159,000
2020
2,519,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
1.94%
2020
Banked people share n/a
96.9%
2024

Energy

Monaco South Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
5,337 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$9.78
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
574 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
11.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
79.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share n/a
3.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
18.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
84.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
11,426 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share n/a
6.59%
2021
Hydroelectric share n/a
1.23%
2023
Nuclear share n/a
29.6%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Monaco South Korea
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.64%
2024
Annual migration change
+110
2024
+75,963
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
81.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
85.9
2025
84.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
82
2025
64
2024
Higher education index
38
2025
86
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2008
0.53
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
0
2013
8.6
2019
Visa free countries
167
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
98.8%
2018
English speaking
40%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
99.1%
2023
97.9%
2024

Health

Monaco South Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,656
2022
$3,270
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$579
2022
$989
2023
Life expectancy
86.6 years
2025
84.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
8.89
2020
2.52
2021
Age at first childbirth
32.5 years
2021
32.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
5
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.7
2023
2.8
2023
Obesity rate n/a
7.24%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
9.6%
2024
Air quality index
72
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
20%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
7.79 liters
2020

Territory

Monaco South Korea
% of world land
0.000001%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
20.8 sq mi
2024
728 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
6,054 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
24,158 sq mi
2025
Roads length
47.8 mi
2019
68,794 mi
2018

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