China
Leads 11 of 12 metrics
vs
North Korea
Leads 1 of 12 metrics
10425×
China has 10425× the
exports of North Korea
1364×
China has 1364× the
imports of North Korea
449×
China has 449× the
GDP (nominal) of North Korea
China
Tale of the tape
North Korea
1.41B
Population
CHN
55×
25.8M
9.6M km²
Land Area
CHN
80×
121K km²
$18T
GDP (nominal)
CHN
449×
$40B
$12,720
GDP per Capita
CHN
7.5×
$1,700
77.1 yrs
Life Expectancy
CHN
1.1×
72.1 yrs
0.768
HDI
CHN
1.3×
0.582
96.8%
Literacy Rate
PRK
1.0×
100.0%
2.04M
Active Military
CHN
1.6×
1.28M
$314B
Defense Budget
CHN
196×
$2B
$3.75T
Exports
CHN
10425×
$0B
$3.22T
Imports
CHN
1364×
$2B
819
Olympic Medals
CHN
13×
63
Bars are scaled to the larger value of each metric. The chip marks the leading country
(for cost of living, the lower index leads).
China
North Korea
Beijing
Capital
Pyongyang
Renminbi (Yuan, CNY)
Currency
North Korean Won (KPW)
Mandarin Chinese
Language
Korean
Unitary one-party socialist republic
Government
Unitary one-party socialist republic