Reference Data in North Korea 892 indicators covering reference data for North Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Openness of Executive Recruitment Score 1 2018 unchanged 146th Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score 1 2018 unchanged 118th Constraints on the Executive Score 1 2018 unchanged 158th Regulation of Political Participation Score 4 2018 unchanged 34th Competitiveness of Political Participation Score 1 2018 unchanged 149th Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues, annual 5.33 % change on previous year 2019 — 44th Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, annual growth rate 67.93 % change on previous year 2019 down 4.2% 32nd Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues, annual 21.56 % change on previous year 2019 up 604.0% 24th Average HDL cholesterol levels 1.3 2018 unchanged 48th Average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.4 2018 unchanged 75th Statin use vs. average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.4 2018 unchanged 75th 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term 379,152 2025 — 136th 14_Debt securities held by nonresidents 21.87 million 2025 — 160th Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate 0.1749 % change on previous year 2019 up 100.5% 107th Net food imports by crop - Wheat, annual growth rate 0.2284 % change on previous year 2019 down 99.9% 78th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people 10.19 articles per million people 2023 up 3,037.1% 168th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals 269.28 2023 up 3,171.9% 117th Wildfire area burned by land cover type 64.4 hectares 2025 down 75.0% 78th Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 1,717 hectares 2025 down 50.6% 113th Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 12.9% 192nd Rule of Law - Governance score 30.71 0-100 2024 up 14.4% 192nd Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 2.2% 203rd Voice and Accountability - Governance score 22.06 0-100 2024 up 3.7% 203rd Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.3221 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 132.0% 86th Political Stability - Governance score 71.4 0-100 2024 up 46.6% 86th Control of Corruption - Governance estimate -1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 22.4% 198th Control of Corruption - Governance score 16.33 0-100 2024 down 26.1% 198th Net food imports by crop - Soybeans 1,329 2019 down 95.7% 63rd Red List Index 0.92 index 2025 down 1.1% 61st Urban area over the long-term 954.94 km² per grid cell 2025 up 15.6% 95th Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 64.2% 2025 up 4.7% 125th Gas consumption per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 — 128th Oil consumption per person 449.11 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 up 5.8% 208th Political opposition 0 2025 — 160th Political liberties 0 2025 — 80th Annual temperature anomalies 1.17 °C 2025 up 78.2% 27th Average annual surface temperature 8.33 °C 2025 up 6.6% 173rd Elections recently led to a change in government 0 2025 — 110th Elected parliament and government 0 2025 — 165th Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 13.0% 190th Government Effectiveness - Governance score 26.62 0-100 2024 up 16.0% 190th Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 9.1% 201st Regulatory Quality - Governance score 25.3 0-100 2024 up 13.2% 201st Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking 22.0% 2024 up 120.0% 161st Minimum daily requirement of calories 1,858 kilocalories per person per day 2024 down 0.3% 88th Civil Liberties Score 3 2025 unchanged 195th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Rice Cultivation 3,876 2050 — 22nd Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Rice Cultivation 3,876 2050 — 22nd Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation 138.41 2050 — 22nd Countries subscribed to the Montreal Protocol, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2022 — 1st Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 0 people 2023 — 97th People not using improved sanitation facilities 3.84 million people 2023 down 10.7% 43rd Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 14.5% 2023 down 14.4% 54th Mean body mass index (BMI) in men 24.2 2016 up 3.9% 129th Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Transparent laws 0 2025 — 44th Liberal political institutions 0 2025 — 53rd Access to justice for men 0 2025 — 59th Liberal Political Institutions Index 0.034 2025 unchanged 174th Political Civil Liberties Index 0.015 2025 up 15.4% 176th ← Previous Page 7 of 15 Next →