This statistic presents the results of a survey on South Korea's perceived and actual economic ranking among the world's top 200 countries as of October 2018. According to data published by Ipsos, South Korean respondents underestimated their country's global economic ranking. On average, the respondents thought that South Korea's GDP ranked 20th among top 200 countries, when South Korea was the eleventh largest economy in the world.
South Korea's perceived and actual economic ranking among the world's top 200 countries as of October 2018
Original question:
"Thinking about South Korea, where do you think you rank in the world’s top 200 countries? So if you think your country is the biggest economy in the world, you would rank it 1, and if you think it’s the smallest from these 200, you’d rank it 200."
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Ipsos. (December 5, 2018). South Korea's perceived and actual economic ranking among the world's top 200 countries as of October 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/953374/south-korea-perceived-and-actual-economic-ranking-in-the-world/
Ipsos. "South Korea's perceived and actual economic ranking among the world's top 200 countries as of October 2018." Chart. December 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/953374/south-korea-perceived-and-actual-economic-ranking-in-the-world/
Ipsos. (2018). South Korea's perceived and actual economic ranking among the world's top 200 countries as of October 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/953374/south-korea-perceived-and-actual-economic-ranking-in-the-world/
Ipsos. "South Korea's Perceived and Actual Economic Ranking among The World's Top 200 Countries as of October 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/953374/south-korea-perceived-and-actual-economic-ranking-in-the-world/
Ipsos, South Korea's perceived and actual economic ranking among the world's top 200 countries as of October 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/953374/south-korea-perceived-and-actual-economic-ranking-in-the-world/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
South Korea's perceived and actual economic ranking among the world's top 200 countries as of October 2018 [Graph], Ipsos, December 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/953374/south-korea-perceived-and-actual-economic-ranking-in-the-world/