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Yearly Visitors

international arrivals
South Korea
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17.5M visitors · 2019
North Korea
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Visitors vs Locals

tourists per resident
South Korea 0.34×
🧢 1 tourist
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3 locals per tourist
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Tourism Earnings

USD / year
South Korea
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$25.46B from tourism · 2019
North Korea
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Top Attraction

most visited
North Korea
Kumsusan Palace
Kumsusan Palace
South Korea
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Gyeongbokgung Palace
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North Korea vs South Korea — Tourism

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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