South Korea vs Uganda statistics compared

South Korea has a population of 51.8M (ranked 29/197), compared with 50M in Uganda (ranked 31/197). South Korea's land area is 37,684 sq mi versus 77,421 sq mi for Uganda (ranked 105th vs. 84th).

By GDP, South Korea ranks 15/197 ($1.71T) and Uganda ranks 89/197 ($53.7B). By GDP per capita, South Korea ranks 36/197 ($33,121), while Uganda ranks 173/197 ($1,073).

South Korea and Uganda: Comparison Charts

South Korea and Uganda economies compared

GDP

South Korea

Uganda

Table

Year	GDP
	South Korea	Uganda
1960	$3,958,811,881	$423,145,605
1961	$2,417,628,737	$441,667,335
1962	$2,814,615,385	$449,158,233
1963	$3,988,461,538	$516,315,231
1964	$3,459,019,943	$589,247,687
1965	$3,120,861,499	$884,502,310
1966	$3,929,055,144	$925,381,492
1967	$4,855,892,446	$967,240,655
1968	$6,119,394,892	$1,037,379,252
1969	$7,678,698,838	$1,168,556,629
1970	$9,005,144,969	$1,259,554,809
1971	$9,903,571,249	$1,417,191,656
1972	$10,862,211,761	$1,490,970,181
1973	$13,876,472,208	$1,701,829,789
1974	$19,543,973,941	$2,098,944,967
1975	$21,784,297,521	$2,359,555,556
1976	$29,902,479,339	$2,447,300,000
1977	$38,446,487,603	$2,936,470,588
1978	$51,972,107,438	$2,420,260,870
1979	$66,946,900,826	$2,139,025,000
1980	$65,398,377,598	$1,244,610,000
1981	$72,933,533,012	$1,337,300,000
1982	$78,358,416,171	$2,177,500,000
1983	$87,760,553,262	$2,240,333,333
1984	$97,510,744,119	$3,615,647,477
1985	$101,296,177,099	$3,519,695,444
1986	$116,836,246,285	$3,923,244,050
1987	$147,948,709,376	$6,269,522,042
1988	$199,591,287,825	$6,508,931,652
1989	$246,928,837,311	$5,276,480,799
1990	$283,365,844,161	$4,304,399,310
1991	$330,647,042,837	$3,321,729,160
1992	$355,524,903,068	$2,857,457,762
1993	$392,665,710,525	$3,220,439,044
1994	$463,619,823,515	$3,990,430,447
1995	$566,581,003,128	$5,755,818,842
1996	$610,167,053,824	$6,044,585,327
1997	$569,755,022,973	$6,269,333,313
1998	$383,331,833,682	$6,584,815,847
1999	$497,514,040,642	$5,998,563,258
2000	$576,179,387,820	$6,193,246,837
2001	$547,656,279,895	$5,840,503,869
2002	$627,246,933,730	$6,178,563,591
2003	$702,714,855,194	$6,606,884,275
2004	$793,175,561,887	$7,939,487,548
2005	$934,901,071,333	$9,239,221,763
2006	$1,053,216,909,888	$9,977,647,683
2007	$1,172,614,086,540	$11,902,564,495
2008	$1,047,339,010,225	$14,440,404,132
2009	$943,941,876,219	$25,127,805,567
2010	$1,143,672,241,150	$26,673,441,431
2011	$1,253,289,537,501	$27,871,725,241
2012	$1,278,046,536,287	$27,305,915,911
2013	$1,370,632,955,321	$28,915,786,517
2014	$1,484,488,526,272	$32,612,397,257
2015	$1,466,038,936,206	$32,387,183,730
2016	$1,499,679,823,910	$29,203,988,696
2017	$1,623,074,183,502	$30,744,473,841
2018	$1,725,373,496,825	$32,927,025,620
2019	$1,651,422,932,448	$35,353,061,008
2020	$1,644,312,831,906	$37,600,368,240
2021	$1,818,432,106,880	$40,529,788,744
2022	$1,673,916,511,800	$45,565,333,216
2023	$1,712,792,854,202	$48,768,955,859
2024	-	$53,651,874,314

South Korea and Uganda economies compared

GDP per capita

South Korea

Uganda

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	South Korea	Uganda
1960	$158.3	$55.4
1961	$93.8	$56.2
1962	$106.2	$55.5
1963	$146.3	$62
1964	$123.6	$68.6
1965	$108.7	$100
1966	$133.5	$101.4
1967	$161.2	$102.8
1968	$198.4	$106.9
1969	$243.4	$116.7
1970	$279.3	$122
1971	$301	$133.5
1972	$324	$137
1973	$407	$152.7
1974	$563	$183.7
1975	$617	$201.2
1976	$834	$203.3
1977	$1,056	$237.6
1978	$1,406	$190.7
1979	$1,784	$164.5
1980	$1,715	$93.8
1981	$1,883	$98.6
1982	$1,993	$157
1983	$2,199	$157.5
1984	$2,413	$247.5
1985	$2,482	$234.3
1986	$2,835	$253.6
1987	$3,555	$393
1988	$4,749	$395
1989	$5,817	$310
1990	$6,610	$245
1991	$7,637	$183
1992	$8,127	$152.1
1993	$8,885	$165.6
1994	$10,385	$198.4
1995	$12,565	$278.5
1996	$13,403	$284.7
1997	$12,398	$286.8
1998	$8,282	$292.5
1999	$10,672	$257.9
2000	$12,257	$258.1
2001	$11,561	$236
2002	$13,165	$242
2003	$14,673	$250.7
2004	$16,496	$292.4
2005	$19,403	$330
2006	$21,743	$347
2007	$24,086	$401
2008	$21,350	$473
2009	$19,144	$799
2010	$23,079	$823
2011	$25,098	$836
2012	$25,459	$795
2013	$27,180	$818
2014	$29,253	$896
2015	$28,737	$863
2016	$29,280	$753
2017	$31,601	$765
2018	$33,447	$792
2019	$31,902	$822
2020	$31,721	$846
2021	$35,126	$883
2022	$32,395	$963
2023	$33,121	$1,002
2024	-	$1,073

South Korea vs. Uganda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

South Korea

Uganda

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	South Korea	Uganda
1950	22.2	39.7
1951	26.6	40.2
1952	36.6	40.8
1953	40.5	41.3
1954	46.1	41.8
1955	48.4	42.4
1956	50.2	43
1957	51.6	43.7
1958	51.8	44.3
1959	52.9	45
1960	53.8	45.6
1961	54.4	46.3
1962	55	46.8
1963	55	47.4
1964	55.3	47.8
1965	55.8	48.3
1966	55.4	48.5
1967	60.9	49
1968	60.9	49.3
1969	61.4	49.5
1970	62.2	49.6
1971	62.7	47.1
1972	63.2	47.2
1973	63.8	47
1974	64.2	46.9
1975	64.7	46.5
1976	65	46.2
1977	64.6	45.8
1978	65	45.6
1979	66.1	45.4
1980	64.8	43.5
1981	67.1	43.5
1982	67.1	43.3
1983	66.7	43.5
1984	68.1	43.7
1985	68.4	45.5
1986	69	45.7
1987	69.3	47.4
1988	70.2	47.5
1989	70.7	47.5
1990	71	47.6
1991	71.4	47.5
1992	72.2	47.7
1993	72.7	47.7
1994	72.9	47.7
1995	73.4	47.7
1996	74	47.8
1997	74.5	48
1998	75	48.3
1999	75.6	49
2000	76.2	49.6
2001	76.9	50.6
2002	77.2	51.4
2003	77.5	52.4
2004	78	53.7
2005	78.4	54.9
2006	79	56.1
2007	79.4	57.2
2008	80	58.3
2009	80.6	59.2
2010	80.7	60
2011	81.2	60.8
2012	81.3	61.6
2013	81.8	62.4
2014	82.4	63.1
2015	82.5	63.8
2016	82.9	64.5
2017	83.3	65.2
2018	83.3	65.8
2019	83.7	66.4
2020	83.7	66.4
2021	83.9	66.4
2022	82.7	67.7
2023	84.3	68.3
2024	84.4	68.5
2025	84.5	68.7

South Korea and Uganda population clocks and comparison

Population

South Korea

Uganda

Table

Year	Population
	South Korea	Uganda
1960	25,012,374	7,640,973
1961	25,765,673	7,862,217
1962	26,513,030	8,092,231
1963	27,261,747	8,333,663
1964	27,984,155	8,586,363
1965	28,704,674	8,849,203
1966	29,435,571	9,122,864
1967	30,130,983	9,408,924
1968	30,838,302	9,708,632
1969	31,544,266	10,014,858
1970	32,240,827	10,321,603
1971	32,882,704	10,618,206
1972	33,505,406	10,885,796
1973	34,103,149	11,144,236
1974	34,692,266	11,424,846
1975	35,280,725	11,725,240
1976	35,848,523	12,037,294
1977	36,411,795	12,359,669
1978	36,969,185	12,692,113
1979	37,534,236	13,002,163
1980	38,123,775	13,275,741
1981	38,723,248	13,556,452
1982	39,326,352	13,873,631
1983	39,910,403	14,221,881
1984	40,405,956	14,607,677
1985	40,805,744	15,023,681
1986	41,213,674	15,467,579
1987	41,621,690	15,954,170
1988	42,031,247	16,470,483
1989	42,449,038	17,010,698
1990	42,869,283	17,569,897
1991	43,295,704	18,155,901
1992	43,747,962	18,785,032
1993	44,194,628	19,445,161
1994	44,641,540	20,108,801
1995	45,092,991	20,665,667
1996	45,524,681	21,231,550
1997	45,953,580	21,856,046
1998	46,286,503	22,515,806
1999	46,616,677	23,257,281
2000	47,008,111	24,000,150
2001	47,370,164	24,745,676
2002	47,644,736	25,532,870
2003	47,892,330	26,352,124
2004	48,082,519	27,154,515
2005	48,184,561	27,963,289
2006	48,438,292	28,794,003
2007	48,683,638	29,653,430
2008	49,054,708	30,539,553
2009	49,307,835	31,451,151
2010	49,554,112	32,390,802
2011	49,936,638	33,354,543
2012	50,199,853	34,337,438
2013	50,428,893	35,337,042
2014	50,746,659	36,395,539
2015	51,014,947	37,531,446
2016	51,217,803	38,799,152
2017	51,361,911	40,177,388
2018	51,585,058	41,565,831
2019	51,764,822	42,999,637
2020	51,836,239	44,457,152
2021	51,769,539	45,910,930
2022	51,672,569	47,312,719
2023	51,712,619	48,656,601
2024	51,751,065	50,015,092

Fertility rates in South Korea and Uganda

Fertility rate

South Korea

Uganda

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	South Korea	Uganda
1960	5.99	6.91
1961	5.8	6.93
1962	5.56	6.96
1963	5.33	6.98
1964	5.07	7.01
1965	4.89	7.04
1966	4.78	7.07
1967	4.62	7.1
1968	4.51	7.13
1969	4.45	7.12
1970	4.53	7.15
1971	4.54	7.18
1972	4.12	7.19
1973	4.07	7.19
1974	3.77	7.19
1975	3.43	7.2
1976	3	7.19
1977	2.99	7.18
1978	2.64	7.16
1979	2.9	7.14
1980	2.82	7.11
1981	2.57	7.12
1982	2.39	7.11
1983	2.06	7.07
1984	1.74	7.02
1985	1.66	7.04
1986	1.58	7.08
1987	1.53	7.12
1988	1.55	7.1
1989	1.56	7.05
1990	1.57	7.01
1991	1.71	6.94
1992	1.76	6.91
1993	1.65	6.89
1994	1.66	6.9
1995	1.63	6.87
1996	1.57	6.84
1997	1.54	6.86
1998	1.46	6.84
1999	1.43	6.83
2000	1.48	6.79
2001	1.31	6.76
2002	1.18	6.74
2003	1.19	6.67
2004	1.16	6.61
2005	1.09	6.53
2006	1.13	6.43
2007	1.26	6.33
2008	1.19	6.2
2009	1.15	6.12
2010	1.23	6.02
2011	1.24	5.89
2012	1.3	5.73
2013	1.19	5.56
2014	1.21	5.41
2015	1.24	5.25
2016	1.17	5.11
2017	1.05	4.99
2018	0.98	4.87
2019	0.92	4.74
2020	0.84	4.62
2021	0.81	4.51
2022	0.78	4.39
2023	0.72	4.28

South Korea and Uganda demographics compared

Median age

South Korea

Uganda

Table

Year	Median age, years
	South Korea	Uganda
1960	19.3	17.1
1961	19.2	16.9
1962	19.1	16.8
1963	19	16.7
1964	18.8	16.6
1965	18.6	16.6
1966	18.5	16.6
1967	18.6	16.6
1968	18.7	16.6
1969	18.8	16.6
1970	18.9	16.6
1971	19	16.6
1972	19.1	16.5
1973	19.3	16.3
1974	19.6	16.3
1975	19.9	16.2
1976	20.2	16.2
1977	20.7	16.2
1978	21.1	16.1
1979	21.6	16.1
1980	22.1	16
1981	22.5	15.9
1982	22.8	15.9
1983	23.3	15.9
1984	23.7	15.9
1985	24.2	15.9
1986	24.8	15.9
1987	25.3	15.9
1988	25.8	15.9
1989	26.3	15.8
1990	26.7	15.8
1991	27.2	15.8
1992	27.8	15.7
1993	28.3	15.7
1994	28.9	15.6
1995	29.4	15.4
1996	29.8	15.3
1997	30.2	15.1
1998	30.7	15
1999	31.2	15
2000	31.7	15
2001	32.3	15
2002	32.8	15
2003	33.4	15
2004	33.9	15
2005	34.5	15
2006	35.2	15
2007	35.8	15
2008	36.4	15.1
2009	37	15.1
2010	37.6	15.2
2011	38.2	15.3
2012	38.8	15.4
2013	39.5	15.5
2014	40.2	15.6
2015	40.8	15.8
2016	41.4	16
2017	41.9	16.3
2018	42.5	16.5
2019	43.1	16.8
2020	43.8	17
2021	44.4	17.2
2022	44.9	17.4
2023	45.5	17.6
2024	46.1	17.8

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