The European Union and the Republic of Korea - A statistical portrait


This 'statistical portrait' presents a broad comparison between the situation of the European Union, and the Republic of Korea (throughout the publication, named 'Korea'). The publication is jointly produced by Eurostat and Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) on the basis of data from both organisations. With data up to and including the year 2010, this 'portrait' includes various domains such as demography, health, education, national accounts, trade, and more. Tables in the ten chapters help the user to gain a detailed view on different aspects, such as mobile phone subscriptions, number of teachers, life expectancy, GDP and patents. An overview chapter containing basic indicators is also included.