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North Korea

Asia · Eastern Asia
KP PRK

UN formal name: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

North Korea is a sovereign state in Eastern Asia, Asia. It covers 120,538 km² and has a population of approximately 25,950,000. Its official language is Korean and its currency is the North Korean won (₩).

Quick facts

Capital
Pyongyang
Population
25,950,000
Area
120,538 km²
Currency
North Korean won (₩)
Languages
Korean
Calling code
+850
TLD
.kp
Driving side
Right
Landlocked
No
Continents
Asia
Timezone
UTC+09:00
Native name
조선

Bordering countries

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Appears in 231 rankings

Economy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) #51 2646135761.54

Population & Health

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) #1 99.00
Countries by Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population) #3 47.00
Countries by Newborns protected against tetanus (%) #11 98.00
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) #13 270.6per capita
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) #20 212.8per capita
Countries by Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) #20 8.11per capita
Countries by Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) #25 176.4per capita
Countries by People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) #37 48.83
Countries by Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #44 9.68
Countries by People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) #46 76.96
Countries by Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) #49 24.2per capita
Countries by population #56 26.57
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health #58 78
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #62 15.60
Countries by Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) #62 9.31per capita
Countries by Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk) #65 0.51
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) #65 33.00
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #65 16.60
Countries by Number of neonatal deaths #67 3,295
Countries by Number of maternal deaths #67 230
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #67 17.50
Countries by Number of under-five deaths #68 6,196
Countries by Number of infant deaths #69 4,989
Countries by UHC service coverage index #70 77
Countries by population density #71 218.66
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on non-communicable diseases #75 66
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access #78 83
Countries by Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) #80 80.40
Countries by Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) #80 67per capita
Countries by Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) #83 29.70
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) #84 19.8
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) #87 18
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) #88 16.1
Countries by Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) #89 12.79
Countries by Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) #89 9.6
Countries by Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) #89 14.5
Countries by Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) #89 16.1
Countries by median age #90 36.05
Countries by Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) #91 12.9
Countries by People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) #93 66.61
Countries by Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) #94 10.53per capita
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) #96 1.55per capita
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) #96 16.50
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) #97 103.22
Countries by People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) #100 1.23
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) #101 3.87per capita
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) #101 88.75
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) #103 91.67
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) #104 6.29per capita
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, male (years) #106 71.46years
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) #107 73.06
Countries by Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) #108 933
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) #110 96.91
Countries by Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #114 12.95
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, total (years) #115 73.64years
Countries by Cause of death, by injury (% of total) #118 6.81
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases #122 84
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) #122 155.94
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, female (years) #129 75.74years
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #132 3.60
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #133 3.10
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #133 3.30
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) #136 93.91
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) #142 84.82
Countries by population growth rate #162 0.00
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults) #164 0.00

Trade

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) #1 97.10
Countries by Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) #133 13,321,939
Countries by Export unit value index (2015 = 100) #150 120.9
Countries by Merchandise imports (current US$) #154 2,359,000,000
Countries by Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) #159 2,649,493,225
Countries by Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) #167 0.89
Countries by Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) #171 375,038,401
Countries by Merchandise exports (current US$) #172 363,000,000
Countries by Import unit value index (2015 = 100) #176 116.7
Countries by Import volume index (2015 = 100) #191 67.2
Countries by Import value index (2015 = 100) #201 57.2
Countries by Export volume index (2015 = 100) #204 5.6
Countries by Export value index (2015 = 100) #204 6.5
Countries by Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) #205 0.18

Environment

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #24 0.13
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #25 32.79
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #26 0.09
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #36 11.68
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #38 1.16
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #41 10.95
Countries by F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #47 3.21
Countries by PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) #50 29.93
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #50 66.24
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) #52 8.66
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #57 76.35
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #58 91.25
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #59 73.62
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #60 13.48
Countries by Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources #60 27.74
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #61 0.0025
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #62 0.05
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #70 13.23
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #71 20.12
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #71 2.99
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) #76 12.92
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #78 0.09
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #80 0.41
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #82 0.01
Countries by Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters) #90 2544.74per capita
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #96 5.01
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #104 3.43
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #106 0.01
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #106 2.5per capita
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #111 0.003
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #112 3.44per capita
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #114 1.69
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #118 0.97
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) #125 0.03
Countries by Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal) #137 10.43
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #174 -25.50
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #190 -44.68
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) #193 0.0008
Countries by Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) #195 2.40
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #203 -71.66

Governance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) #2 8.62
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Standard Error #40 0.31
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Standard Error #53 0.24
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Standard Error #58 0.13
Countries by Military expenditure (current USD) #67 1604444444.44USD
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #137 17.54
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #139 46.92
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Number of Sources #140 5
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank #141 30.33
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Number of Sources #159 5
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Number of Sources #161 6
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Number of Sources #163 4
Countries by Control of Corruption: Number of Sources #167 5
Countries by Rule of Law: Number of Sources #167 6
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #187 15.09
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank #190 7.08
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #191 0.94
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #192 1.42
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #192 8.96
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #193 0.00
Countries by Rule of Law: Estimate #193 -1.64
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank #193 5.66
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #196 0.00
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #198 9.91
Countries by Control of Corruption: Estimate #200 -1.58
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank #200 2.36
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #200 0.00
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank #203 0.00
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #203 2.45
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #204 1.89
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank #205 0.00

Labour

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #7 74.87
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #8 79.24
Countries by Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #11 83.77
Countries by Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #18 20.45
Countries by Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #19 50.64
Countries by Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #20 54.08
Countries by Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #23 57.79
Countries by Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #23 7.96
Countries by Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) #26 89.58
Countries by Labor force, total #39 17,696,854
Countries by Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #40 60.45
Countries by Labor force, female (% of total labor force) #40 48.17
Countries by Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #43 62.05
Countries by Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #44 52.49
Countries by Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #47 56.77
Countries by Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #49 61.38
Countries by Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #50 63.78
Countries by Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #60 4.78
Countries by Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #63 22.41
Countries by Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #112 24.22
Countries by Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #127 3.54
Countries by Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #128 3.44
Countries by Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) #135 3.65
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #137 36.22
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #144 37.95
Countries by Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #147 39.55
Countries by Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #178 21.77
Countries by Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #178 25.14
Countries by Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) #180 23.51

Society & Culture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Urban population #51 16,921,877
Countries by Population, female #55 13,390,106
Countries by Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) #56 1.06
Countries by Population, total #56 26,498,823
Countries by Population, male #56 13,108,717
Countries by Rural population #58 9,576,946
Countries by Population density (people per sq. km of land area) #62 219.4km²
Countries by Population living in slums (% of urban population) #78 23.04
Countries by Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) #78 18.06
Countries by Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) #105 12.08
Countries by Rural population (% of total population) #107 36.14
Countries by Urban population (% of total population) #110 63.86
Countries by Fertility rate, total (births per woman) #121 1.78
Countries by Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin #128 283
Countries by Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) #136 27.60
Countries by Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) #140 17.61
Countries by International migrant stock, total #157 50,439
Countries by Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin #162 105
Countries by Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) #176 45.66

Agriculture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Fertilizer consumption (% of fertilizer production) #12 472.44
Countries by Aquaculture production (metric tons) #16 680,700
Countries by Total fisheries production (metric tons) #29 888,830
Countries by Forest area (% of land area) #54 49.55
Countries by Arable land (% of land area) #57 19.06
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons) #61 4376156.44
Countries by Forest area (sq. km) #70 59,664km²
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare) #78 3576.3
Countries by Arable land (hectares) #79 2,295,000
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) #89 1,054years
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area) #145 21.55
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) #166 92.58
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) #169 92.69

Business

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) #191 46.56
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products #191 46.56
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) #215 10
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use #215 10

Technology

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Patent applications, residents #13 6,937
Countries by Fixed telephone subscriptions #65 1,180,440
Countries by Scientific and technical journal articles #116 263.49
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions #116 6,353,440
Countries by Patent applications, nonresidents #133 6
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) #209 24.13per capita

Development

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$) #88 1200549.96

Energy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) #50 63.24
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) #157 14.50
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) #168 22.00
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) #169 0.80
Countries by Access to electricity (% of population) #185 57.50

Geography

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Coastline Length #47 2,495kilometers
Countries by land area #96 120,538km²

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