South Korea 🇰🇷
🇺🇸 United States
Areas Where South Korea Is Better Than United States
🇰🇷 South Korea is ranked better in 12 indicators, while United States is ranked better in 9 indicators.
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🤰 Maternal Mortality Ratio (Modeled)
4 🇰🇷|17 🇺🇸Lower ratios indicate better maternal healthcare and safer childbirth conditions.
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🌿 Planetary Pressures–adjusted Human Development Index
0.75 🇰🇷|0.69 🇺🇸Adjusts HDI by considering environmental sustainability. Higher values indicate better human development with lower environmental impact.
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🕊️ Political Stability Estimate
0.61 🇰🇷|0.03 🇺🇸Higher values indicate a more stable political environment.
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⏳ Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
83.43 🇰🇷|78.39 🇺🇸A higher expectancy indicates better health and living conditions.
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👶 Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
2.8 🇰🇷|6.5 🇺🇸A lower rate indicates better child health and healthcare systems.
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📈 School enrollment, primary (% gross)
100.3 🇰🇷|96.97 🇺🇸A higher rate indicates more children are enrolled in primary education, including over-aged students.
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♀️ Gender Inequality Index
0.04 🇰🇷|0.17 🇺🇸Measures gender disparities in reproductive health, empowerment, and labor market participation. Lower values indicate less inequality.
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📊 Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
0.86 🇰🇷|0.83 🇺🇸Adjusts the HDI for inequality in distribution of each dimension. Higher values indicate better human development with less inequality.
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💼 Education Expenditure as GDP Percentage
5.81 🇰🇷|5.42 🇺🇸Indicates the share of national wealth invested in education, impacting long-term economic growth.
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📦 Customs Efficiency
3.9 🇰🇷|3.7 🇺🇸Measures the efficiency of customs clearance processes, impacting trade facilitation.
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🛤️ Infrastructure Quality
4.1 🇰🇷|3.9 🇺🇸Assesses the quality of trade and transport infrastructure, crucial for logistics performance.
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🏛️ Government Effectiveness: Estimate
1.4 🇰🇷|1.22 🇺🇸Measures the quality of public services and policy implementation, crucial for governance.
