Reference Data in North Korea

892 indicators covering reference data for North Korea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score 1.84 2025 unchanged 31st
Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score 1.84 2025 unchanged 35th
Sanitation facilities usage 0 people 2023 133rd
Democratic change 1 2025 unchanged 23rd
08_Multilateral loans, other institutions, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2016 137th
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government 99.8% 2025 up 2.1% 27th
18_International debt securities, short term 0 2009 111th
Poultry production 36,881 tonnes 2024 down 17.4% 118th
Egg production 128,401 tonnes 2024 down 1.2% 57th
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 4.48 per 100 people 2022 down 4.2% 132nd
How have things changed? 894,065 metric tons 2024 up 12.7% 30th
Adoption of communication technologies 1.18 million 2022 up 0.0% 62nd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions 0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 down 27.5% 193rd
Landline phone subscriptions 1.18 million 2022 up 0.0% 62nd
Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people 4.48 per 100 people 2022 down 4.2% 132nd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise 0.004 °C 2024 up 8.4% 59th
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature 0.2% 2024 down 6.8% 59th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas 0.0002 °C 2024 up 7.8% 85th
Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. 46.83 billion animals 2024 up 2.9% 112th
Net food imports by crop - Barley 0 2017 down 100.0% 90th
Electoral democracy 0 2025 107th
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score 0 2025 163rd
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities 2.62 million people 2023 down 6.2% 44th
09_Insured export credit exposures, Berne Union 1.00 million 2025 down 99.9% 209th
10_Insured export credit exposures, short term 1.00 million BU 2025 down 50.0% 209th
Multi-party elections 0 2025 151st
Multi-party elections for legislature 0 2025 163rd
Free and fair elections 0 2025 112th
Open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas 0.0% 2023 105th
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 0 people 2023 105th
Tree cover loss by dominant driver 29.52 hectares 2024 down 28.3% 115th
UHC service coverage index 77 2023 unchanged 70th
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 83 2023 down 3.5% 78th
UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases 84 2023 up 5.0% 122nd
UHC service coverage sub-index on non-communicable diseases 66 2023 up 6.5% 75th
UHC service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 78 2023 down 7.1% 58th
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels 3.83 million people 2023 up 107.2% 101st
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking 22.59 million people 2023 down 3.8% 20th
Corn production 2.30 million tonnes 2024 down 2.1% 42nd
06_Multilateral loans, total 0 2016 138th
Tomato production 66,533 tonnes 2024 up 0.7% 93rd
Median age 36.05 years 2023 up 6.9% 90th
Dietary compositions by commodity group 9.38 kilocalories per day per capita 2018 up 379.1% 187th
Air passengers 3,690 2023 down 99.0% 173rd
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex 166,313 people 2023 up 4.5% 67th
Age dependency breakdown 17.4% 2023 up 13.9% 92nd
Old-age dependency ratio 17.4% 2023 up 13.9% 92nd
Total dependency ratio 44.9% 2023 up 0.1% 193rd
Number of children under 5 1.71 million people 2023 up 4.6% 69th
Probability of dying that year, among males 1.6% 2023 down 24.8% 86th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex 1.3% 2023 down 24.8% 90th
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein 2.4% 2018 up 27.5% 166th
Net official development assistance and official aid received 14.42 million constant 2023 US$ 2023 down 85.9% 152nd
Armed forces personnel 1.47 million 2020 up 6.5% 3rd
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population 5.6% 2020 up 1.8% 2nd
Number of people living in the capital city 2.32 million people 2100 down 4.8% 75th
Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people 0 cases per million 2022 63rd
Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken -1,034 2018 114th
Industry jobs as a share of total employment 22.4% 2025 down 8.6% 63rd
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese 8.9% 2014 down 13.6% 57th