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Slovakia vs South Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Slovakia has a population of 5.42M (ranked 119/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Slovakia's land area is 18,564 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 128th vs. 105th).

By GDP, Slovakia ranks 61/197 ($141B) and South Korea ranks 12/197 ($1.88T). By GDP per capita, Slovakia ranks 47/197 ($25,993), while South Korea ranks 31/197 ($36,239).

Main facts and rankings

Slovakia South Korea
Population
5367504
51633793
Population rank 124/197 31/197
GDP
$141B
2024
$1.88T
2024
GDP rank 61/197 12/197
GDP per capita
$25,993
2024
$36,239
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 31/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$47,181
2024
$58,895
2024
Government debt
$81.8B
2024
$984B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
64.3%
2026
55.7%
2026
Government debt per person
$15,080
2024
$19,021
2024
Government debt per person rank 40/185 32/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,365
2026
$23,981
2026
Land area
18,564 sq mi
2026
37,684 sq mi
2026
Population density
292.1 ppl/mi²
2024
1,373 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.49
2023
0.72
2023
Median age
42.7 years
2024
46.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.8 years
2026
84.6 years
2026

Slovakia and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Slovakia and South Korea economies compared

GDP
Slovakia

South Korea
Year GDP
Slovakia South Korea
1960 - $3,973,069,307
1961 - $2,427,244,761
1962 - $2,826,923,077
1963 - $4,007,692,308
1964 - $3,476,789,682
1965 - $3,141,131,708
1966 - $3,957,064,541
1967 - $4,895,076,718
1968 - $6,167,109,472
1969 - $7,743,940,189
1970 - $9,085,001,794
1971 - $10,005,257,131
1972 - $10,990,490,570
1973 - $14,067,523,813
1974 - $19,860,929,977
1975 - $22,126,033,058
1976 - $30,371,074,380
1977 - $39,064,462,810
1978 - $52,824,793,388
1979 - $68,083,884,298
1980 - $66,547,970,351
1981 - $74,287,368,087
1982 - $79,921,300,447
1983 - $89,621,208,322
1984 - $99,749,645,089
1985 - $103,764,281,281
1986 - $119,965,960,795
1987 - $152,240,393,646
1988 - $205,477,530,605
1989 - $254,236,243,100
1990 $12,915,046,978 $292,064,221,389
1991 $14,459,924,589 $340,851,946,804
1992 $15,699,327,209 $366,921,291,825
1993 $16,737,973,764 $405,705,302,846
1994 $20,428,139,756 $479,181,794,217
1995 $26,180,022,222 $586,286,469,401
1996 $28,197,790,875 $631,196,863,758
1997 $27,844,628,979 $589,202,526,424
1998 $29,976,207,629 $397,297,216,492
1999 $30,496,272,225 $515,697,079,289
2000 $29,215,726,005 $597,487,173,479
2001 $30,726,659,551 $567,564,806,235
2002 $35,243,658,399 $650,014,391,470
2003 $46,616,149,117 $728,516,494,684
2004 $57,215,475,076 $823,251,107,639
2005 $62,547,753,148 $971,740,329,984
2006 $70,751,813,443 $1,095,175,538,508
2007 $86,587,749,518 $1,220,911,904,593
2008 $100,830,060,553 $1,091,580,692,542
2009 $89,342,984,698 $983,065,242,417
2010 $91,112,160,801 $1,192,830,015,738
2011 $99,705,104,723 $1,307,103,477,219
2012 $94,724,394,278 $1,335,343,586,438
2013 $99,134,277,850 $1,434,669,686,502
2014 $101,713,075,599 $1,556,252,422,020
2015 $89,178,548,717 $1,539,212,301,136
2016 $90,347,173,229 $1,579,150,518,945
2017 $95,978,130,735 $1,710,196,756,713
2018 $106,611,673,365 $1,824,251,454,307
2019 $105,843,498,304 $1,751,045,752,055
2020 $107,732,602,896 $1,744,070,276,373
2021 $120,511,265,913 $1,942,313,560,966
2022 $115,792,972,358 $1,799,363,116,867
2023 $133,578,518,424 $1,844,800,934,392
2024 $140,934,076,532 $1,875,388,209,407

Slovakia and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Slovakia

South Korea
Year GDP per capita
Slovakia South Korea
1960 - $158.8
1961 - $94.2
1962 - $106.6
1963 - $147
1964 - $124.2
1965 - $109.4
1966 - $134.4
1967 - $162.5
1968 - $200
1969 - $245.5
1970 - $281.8
1971 - $304
1972 - $328
1973 - $412
1974 - $572
1975 - $627
1976 - $847
1977 - $1,073
1978 - $1,429
1979 - $1,814
1980 - $1,746
1981 - $1,918
1982 - $2,032
1983 - $2,246
1984 - $2,469
1985 - $2,543
1986 - $2,911
1987 - $3,658
1988 - $4,889
1989 - $5,989
1990 $2,437 $6,813
1991 $2,727 $7,873
1992 $2,959 $8,387
1993 $3,143 $9,180
1994 $3,821 $10,734
1995 $4,883 $13,002
1996 $5,248 $13,865
1997 $5,172 $12,822
1998 $5,561 $8,583
1999 $5,652 $11,063
2000 $5,422 $12,710
2001 $5,712 $11,981
2002 $6,555 $13,643
2003 $8,675 $15,212
2004 $10,650 $17,122
2005 $11,642 $20,167
2006 $13,168 $22,610
2007 $16,110 $25,078
2008 $18,744 $22,252
2009 $16,587 $19,937
2010 $16,899 $24,071
2011 $18,469 $26,175
2012 $17,517 $26,601
2013 $18,313 $28,449
2014 $18,771 $30,667
2015 $16,442 $30,172
2016 $16,636 $30,832
2017 $17,646 $33,297
2018 $19,573 $35,364
2019 $19,406 $33,827
2020 $19,735 $33,646
2021 $22,123 $37,518
2022 $21,318 $34,822
2023 $24,615 $35,674
2024 $25,993 $36,239

Slovakia vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Slovakia

South Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Slovakia South Korea
1950 60.8 22.2
1951 61.1 26.6
1952 64.3 36.6
1953 65.7 40.5
1954 66.7 46.1
1955 67.8 48.4
1956 68.4 50.2
1957 67.5 51.6
1958 69.4 51.8
1959 69 52.9
1960 70.3 53.8
1961 70.8 54.4
1962 70.3 55
1963 70.7 55
1964 71.1 55.3
1965 70.3 55.8
1966 70.4 55.4
1967 71 60.9
1968 70.5 60.9
1969 69.8 61.4
1970 69.7 62.2
1971 69.9 62.7
1972 70.3 63.2
1973 70 63.8
1974 70.2 64.2
1975 70.3 64.7
1976 70.5 65
1977 70.4 64.6
1978 70.4 65
1979 70.7 66.1
1980 70.4 64.8
1981 70.6 67.1
1982 70.8 67.1
1983 70.5 66.7
1984 70.7 68.1
1985 70.7 68.4
1986 70.9 69
1987 71.1 69.3
1988 71.1 70.2
1989 70.9 70.7
1990 70.8 71
1991 70.9 71.4
1992 71.4 72.2
1993 71.9 72.7
1994 72.3 72.9
1995 72.3 73.4
1996 72.7 74
1997 72.7 74.5
1998 72.6 75
1999 73 75.6
2000 73.1 76.2
2001 73.6 76.9
2002 73.8 77.2
2003 73.8 77.5
2004 74.2 78
2005 74.2 78.4
2006 74.4 79
2007 74.5 79.4
2008 74.9 80
2009 75.2 80.6
2010 75.5 80.7
2011 76 81.2
2012 76.2 81.3
2013 76.5 81.8
2014 76.8 82.4
2015 76.7 82.5
2016 77.2 82.9
2017 77.2 83.3
2018 77.3 83.3
2019 77.7 83.7
2020 76.9 83.7
2021 74.6 83.9
2022 77 82.7
2023 78.3 84.3
2024 78.5 84.4
2025 78.7 84.5
2026 78.8 84.6

Slovakia and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Slovakia

South Korea
Year Population
Slovakia South Korea
1960 4,068,095 25,012,374
1961 4,191,667 25,765,673
1962 4,238,188 26,513,030
1963 4,282,017 27,261,747
1964 4,327,341 27,984,155
1965 4,370,983 28,704,674
1966 4,411,666 29,435,571
1967 4,449,367 30,130,983
1968 4,483,915 30,838,302
1969 4,518,607 31,544,266
1970 4,538,223 32,240,827
1971 4,557,449 32,882,704
1972 4,596,622 33,505,406
1973 4,641,445 34,103,149
1974 4,689,623 34,692,266
1975 4,739,105 35,280,725
1976 4,789,507 35,848,523
1977 4,840,501 36,411,795
1978 4,890,125 36,969,185
1979 4,938,973 37,534,236
1980 4,979,815 38,123,775
1981 5,016,105 38,723,248
1982 5,055,099 39,326,352
1983 5,091,971 39,910,403
1984 5,127,097 40,405,956
1985 5,161,768 40,805,744
1986 5,193,838 41,213,674
1987 5,222,840 41,621,690
1988 5,250,596 42,031,247
1989 5,275,942 42,449,038
1990 5,299,187 42,869,283
1991 5,303,294 43,295,704
1992 5,305,016 43,747,962
1993 5,325,305 44,194,628
1994 5,346,331 44,641,540
1995 5,361,999 45,092,991
1996 5,373,361 45,524,681
1997 5,383,291 45,953,580
1998 5,390,516 46,286,503
1999 5,396,020 46,616,677
2000 5,388,720 47,008,111
2001 5,378,867 47,370,164
2002 5,376,912 47,644,736
2003 5,373,374 47,892,330
2004 5,372,280 48,082,519
2005 5,372,807 48,184,561
2006 5,373,054 48,438,292
2007 5,374,622 48,683,638
2008 5,379,233 49,054,708
2009 5,386,406 49,307,835
2010 5,391,428 49,554,112
2011 5,398,384 49,936,638
2012 5,407,579 50,199,853
2013 5,413,393 50,428,893
2014 5,418,649 50,746,659
2015 5,423,801 51,014,947
2016 5,430,798 51,217,803
2017 5,439,232 51,361,911
2018 5,446,771 51,585,058
2019 5,454,147 51,764,822
2020 5,458,827 51,836,239
2021 5,447,247 51,769,539
2022 5,431,752 51,672,569
2023 5,426,740 51,712,619
2024 5,422,069 51,751,065

Fertility rates in Slovakia and South Korea

Fertility rate
Slovakia

South Korea
Year Fertility rate
Slovakia South Korea
1960 3.04 5.99
1961 2.96 5.8
1962 2.83 5.56
1963 2.92 5.33
1964 2.89 5.07
1965 2.78 4.89
1966 2.66 4.78
1967 2.48 4.62
1968 2.39 4.51
1969 2.43 4.45
1970 2.41 4.53
1971 2.43 4.54
1972 2.49 4.12
1973 2.56 4.07
1974 2.61 3.77
1975 2.55 3.43
1976 2.55 3
1977 2.49 2.99
1978 2.47 2.64
1979 2.45 2.9
1980 2.32 2.82
1981 2.29 2.57
1982 2.28 2.39
1983 2.28 2.06
1984 2.26 1.74
1985 2.26 1.66
1986 2.2 1.58
1987 2.14 1.53
1988 2.13 1.55
1989 2.07 1.56
1990 2.09 1.57
1991 2.05 1.71
1992 1.93 1.76
1993 1.87 1.65
1994 1.67 1.66
1995 1.52 1.63
1996 1.47 1.57
1997 1.43 1.54
1998 1.37 1.46
1999 1.33 1.43
2000 1.3 1.48
2001 1.2 1.31
2002 1.19 1.18
2003 1.2 1.19
2004 1.25 1.16
2005 1.27 1.09
2006 1.25 1.13
2007 1.27 1.26
2008 1.34 1.19
2009 1.44 1.15
2010 1.43 1.23
2011 1.45 1.24
2012 1.34 1.3
2013 1.34 1.19
2014 1.37 1.21
2015 1.4 1.24
2016 1.48 1.17
2017 1.52 1.05
2018 1.54 0.98
2019 1.57 0.92
2020 1.59 0.84
2021 1.63 0.81
2022 1.57 0.78
2023 1.49 0.72

Slovakia and South Korea demographics compared

Median age
Slovakia

South Korea
Year Median age, years
Slovakia South Korea
1960 27.6 19.3
1961 27.7 19.2
1962 27.8 19.1
1963 27.9 19
1964 27.9 18.8
1965 28 18.6
1966 28 18.5
1967 28.1 18.6
1968 28.2 18.7
1969 28.3 18.8
1970 28.3 18.9
1971 28.3 19
1972 28.3 19.1
1973 28.4 19.3
1974 28.4 19.6
1975 28.4 19.9
1976 28.4 20.2
1977 28.5 20.7
1978 28.6 21.1
1979 28.8 21.6
1980 28.9 22.1
1981 29.1 22.5
1982 29.4 22.8
1983 29.6 23.3
1984 29.8 23.7
1985 30.1 24.2
1986 30.3 24.8
1987 30.6 25.3
1988 30.8 25.8
1989 31.1 26.3
1990 31.3 26.7
1991 31.5 27.2
1992 31.7 27.8
1993 31.9 28.3
1994 32.2 28.9
1995 32.5 29.4
1996 32.7 29.8
1997 33 30.2
1998 33.3 30.7
1999 33.6 31.2
2000 33.9 31.7
2001 34.3 32.3
2002 34.6 32.8
2003 34.9 33.4
2004 35.2 33.9
2005 35.5 34.5
2006 35.8 35.2
2007 36.2 35.8
2008 36.6 36.4
2009 36.9 37
2010 37.3 37.6
2011 37.6 38.2
2012 38 38.8
2013 38.4 39.5
2014 38.8 40.2
2015 39.2 40.8
2016 39.6 41.4
2017 40 41.9
2018 40.4 42.5
2019 40.8 43.1
2020 41.2 43.8
2021 41.5 44.4
2022 41.9 44.9
2023 42.3 45.5
2024 42.7 46.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Slovakia South Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$128B
2024
$1.9T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.7%
2026
23.4%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.66%
2022
5.81%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.01%
2024
2.56%
2024
Armed forces personnel
18,000
2020
569,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.33%
2026
-0.45%
2026
Unemployment rate
5.34%
2024
2.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
60%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
28.9%
2024
33.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.4
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10%
18.8%
2023
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2023
2.9%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
1,295,674
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.95%
2024
Number of billionaires
2
2025
30
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
67
2013
2,599
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$5.38B
2014
$1.56T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$14.5B
2024
$418B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2.95B
2024
$7.45B
2024
International tourist arrivals
15,299,000
2018
2,519,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.43%
2020
1.94%
2020
Banked people share
92.2%
2024
96.9%
2024

Energy

Slovakia South Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,055 kg
2023
5,337 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.4
2023
$10.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
29.9 megatons
2024
588 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
5.51 tons
2024
11.4 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2023
0%
2023
Renewable energy use share
17.9%
2021
3.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
31.9%
2023
18.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
57.9%
2023
84.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,674 kWh
2023
11,426 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
23.6%
2021
6.59%
2021
Hydroelectric share
16.8%
2023
1.23%
2023
Nuclear share
61.3%
2023
29.6%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Slovakia South Korea
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.64%
2024
Annual migration change
-21,027
2024
+75,963
2024
Urban population
53.2%
2024
81.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.5
2026
84.7
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
64
2024
Higher education index
74
2026
86
2026
Homicides per 100K people
1.12
2023
0.53
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
6.1
2019
8.6
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2004
98.8%
2018
English speaking
25.9%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
89.8%
2024
97.9%
2024

Health

Slovakia South Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$3,270
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$316
2022
$989
2023
Life expectancy
78.8 years
2026
84.6 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.68
2021
2.52
2021
Age at first childbirth
27.3 years
2023
32.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
2.8
2023
Obesity rate
27.6%
2022
7.24%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
9.6%
2024
Air quality index
57
2026
45
2026
Tobacco use prevalence
32.4%
2022
20%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.7 liters
2020
7.79 liters
2020

Territory

Slovakia South Korea
% of world land
0.03%
2026
0.07%
2026
Land area per capita
3,424 sq mi
2024
728 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,046 sq mi
2026
6,054 sq mi
2026
Forest area
7,436 sq mi
2026
24,158 sq mi
2026
Roads length
24,224 mi
2018
68,794 mi
2018

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