South Korea vs Türkiye
South Korea vs Türkiye: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 64.4% in South Korea and 29.5% in Türkiye, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Korea, by 34.9 percentage points, or 2.18 times that in Türkiye.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, South Korea ranked 23 and Türkiye ranked 113 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | South Korea | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64.4 | 29.5 | – |
| 2023 | 64.4 | 29.3 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 64.5 | 29.2 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 64.5 | 29 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 64.5 | 28.9 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 64.6 | 28.7 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 64.7 | 28.6 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 64.8 | 28.4 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 64.9 | 28.3 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 65 | 28.1 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 65.1 | 28 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 65.3 | 27.8 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 65.4 | 27.7 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 65.6 | 27.5 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 65.7 | 27.4 | 32 |
| 2009 | 65.9 | 27.3 | 32 |
| 2008 | 66 | 27.2 | 32 |
| 2007 | 66.2 | 27 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 66.3 | 26.9 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 66.4 | 26.8 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 66.5 | 26.7 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 66.6 | 26.5 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 66.7 | 26.4 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 66.9 | 26.3 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 67.1 | 26.2 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 67.2 | 26.1 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 67.3 | 26.1 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 67.4 | 26 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 67.5 | 26 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 67.5 | 25.9 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 67.6 | 25.9 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 67.7 | 25.9 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 67.8 | 25.8 | 33 |
| 1991 | 67.8 | 25.8 | – |
| 1990 | 67.9 | 25.7 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
South Korea vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancySouth Korea: 84.3 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Korea: 3.17% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Korea: 81.2% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Korea: 44.5 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Korea: 18.3% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Korea: 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Korea: $48.9B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Korea: $924 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSouth Korea: 569,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Korea: 2% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSouth Korea: 2.02 billion TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025