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One of these has 42Γ— the GDP of the other.
North Korea vs South Korea
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Land Area

kmΒ²
North Korea
120,538 kmΒ² Largest
South Korea
100,210 kmΒ² 83.1% of largest
North Korea is 1.20Γ— larger than South Korea

Population

people
South Korea 51.68M
North Korea 26.57M
South Korea is 1.95Γ— larger than North Korea

GDP

USD
South Korea
$
$1.87T a year
North Korea
$
$44.8B a year
's economy is 42Γ— the size of 's

Military

head-to-head
North Korea flag
North Korea
$2B
Defense Budget Β· 2018
South Korea flag
South Korea
$50B
Defense Budget Β· 2024
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Nuclear Warheads
0
1,280,000
Personnels
555,000
946
Aircraft
1,581
967
Warships
234
73
Submarines
22
The verdict
land area North Korea
population South Korea
GDP South Korea
active military North Korea
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North Korea vs South Korea β€” Core & Military

One of these has 42Γ— the GDP of the other. Every figure here comes from the same public datasets behind the full comparison β€” World Bank, IMF, UN and national statistics offices.

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