| Attribute |
Korea, South × | 
Japan × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 99,720 | 377,915 |
| Continent | Asia | Asia |
| Land area (km²) | 96,920 | 364,485 |
| Water area (km²) | 2,800 | 13,430 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 237 | 0 |
| Border countries | | - |
| Coastline (km) | 2,413 | 29,751 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 282 | 438 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | -4 |
| Highest point (m) | 1,950 | 3,776 |
| People | | |
| Population | 51,835,110 | 125,507,472 |
| Official languages | Array of values | Array of values |
| Religion | Protestant | Shintoism |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Republic of Korea | - |
| Short country name | South Korea | Japan |
| Long local name | Taehan-min'guk | Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku |
| Short local name | Han'guk | Nihon/Nippon |
| Government type | Presidential republic | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Capital | Seoul | Tokyo |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 2,035,000,000,000 | 5,443,000,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 1,540,000,000,000 | 4,873,000,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 3.1 | 1.7 |
| 1↑GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 39,500 | 42,900 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 36.6 | 28 |
| Labor force | 27,750,000 | 65,010,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 3.7 | 2.9 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 14.4 | 16.1 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 357,100,000,000 | 1,714,000,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 335,800,000,000 | 1,885,000,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 2.62 | 0.92 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 23.2 | 35.2 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | 1.4 | -3.5 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 39.5 | 237.6 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 1.9 | 0.5 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 3.48 | 1.48 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 793,900,000,000 | 6,317,000,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 793,900,000,000 | 6,317,000,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 2,986,000,000,000 | 13,070,000,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 1,305,000,000,000 | 4,895,000,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | 78,460,000,000 | 196,100,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 577,400,000,000 | 688,900,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 457,500,000,000 | 644,700,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 389,200,000,000 | 1,264,000,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 384,600,000,000 | 3,240,000,000,000 |
| National currency | South Korean won | yen |
| National currency (code) | KRW | JPY |
| National currency (symbol) | ₩ | ¥ |
| National currency rate to USD | 1 | 111.1 |