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North Korea vs South Korea
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Health Spending

USD / person / yr
South Korea
MEDICAL BILL
TOTAL $3,137
per person / yr

Doctors

per 1,000 people
North Korea
1 doctor : 275 people
South Korea
1 doctor : 383 people
1 grey figure = 25 people
has 1.39× more doctors per person than

Hospital Beds

per 1,000 people
South Korea
12.8 beds / 1,000 people
North Korea
12.8 beds / 1,000 people
1 bed = 1 hospital bed per 1,000 people
has 1.00× more hospital beds than

Obesity

% of adults
North Korea
12.0% of adults are obese
South Korea
8.4% of adults are obese
has 1.43× higher obesity than

Diabetes

% of ages 20-79
North Korea
9.9% 1 cube = 1% with diabetes
South Korea
9.6% 1 cube = 1% with diabetes
has 1.03× more diabetes than
The verdict
doctors North Korea
hospital beds South Korea
obesity South Korea
diabetes South Korea
3 — 1
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North Korea vs South Korea — Health

Every figure here comes from the same public datasets behind the full comparison — World Bank, IMF, UN and national statistics offices.

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