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North Korea vs USA
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Renewable Energy

% of energy use
North Korea 14.7%
USA 10.9%
runs on 1.3× the share of renewables of

Electricity per Person

kWh / person / yr
USA 12,839
North Korea 789
uses 16.3× the electricity per person of

Electricity Mix

% of generation
North Korea 2022
37%
63%
USA 2023
59%
18%
14%
Fossil Nuclear Hydro Wind & solar

Electricity Access

% of population
USA 100%
100% have power
North Korea 61.4%
61% have power 39% in the dark
keeps 38.6 pts more homes lit than
The verdict
renewable energy North Korea
electricity per person USA
electricity access USA
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North Korea vs USA — Energy & Power

One of these has 16× the electricity per person of the other. 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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