Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Niue, you would:
Health
be 90.6% less likely to be obese
In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 7.3 times more money
Niue has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2003, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
be 68.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
Basic Needs
be 21.2% more likely to have internet access
In Niue, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In South Korea, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 54.7% more on healthcare
Niue spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 37.7 times more coastline
Niue has a total of 64 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
South Korea: At a glance
How big is South Korea compared to Niue? See an in-depth size comparison.