North Korea
Leads 3 of 12 metrics
vs
South Korea
Leads 9 of 12 metrics
2311×
South Korea has 2311× the
exports of North Korea
320×
South Korea has 320× the
imports of North Korea
45×
South Korea has 45× the
GDP (nominal) of North Korea
North Korea
Tale of the tape
South Korea
25.8M
Population
KOR
2.0×
51.3M
121K km²
Land Area
PRK
1.2×
100K km²
$40B
GDP (nominal)
KOR
45×
$1.81T
$1,700
GDP per Capita
KOR
21×
$35,340
72.1 yrs
Life Expectancy
KOR
1.2×
83.0 yrs
0.582
HDI
KOR
1.6×
0.925
100.0%
Literacy Rate
PRK
1.0×
97.9%
1.28M
Active Military
PRK
2.3×
555K
$2B
Defense Budget
KOR
30×
$48B
$0B
Exports
KOR
2311×
$832B
$2B
Imports
KOR
320×
$755B
63
Olympic Medals
KOR
6.5×
409
Bars are scaled to the larger value of each metric. The chip marks the leading country
(for cost of living, the lower index leads).
North Korea
South Korea
Pyongyang
Capital
Seoul
North Korean Won (KPW)
Currency
South Korean Won (KRW)
Korean
Language
Korean
Unitary one-party socialist republic
Government
Unitary presidential constitutional republic