Country comparison Hong Kong vs North Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.5%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€376,010Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$406,863Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€50,131chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$54,244chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202435,583
Debt ($M) [+]202438,503
Debt (%GDP) [+]20249.27%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,744
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$5,133
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-23,225
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-25,130
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202489,811.0
Expenditure ($M) [+]202497,180.5
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202414,318.6
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202414,501.5
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202415.74%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202423.41%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€11,973
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$12,956
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,909
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$2,066
€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/27/2025Aa3
S&P Rating [+]09/21/2017AA+
Fitch Rating [+]04/20/2020AA-
Corruption Index [+]202375chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20193º
84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202418º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q41.5%
Unemployed [+]2023Q4106K
NMW [+]2024$887.0
NMW [+]2024€802.7
Markets
Euro / Hong Kong dollars [+]01/12/20269.1156
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/02/20267.7911
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/31/20260%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/11/20254.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]20203º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201929,117
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20194.54
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201592.24
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202214.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20150%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202015.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022567,800
Exports [+]2023€530,723.2Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$573,871.0Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]2023150.64%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€604,546.6Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$653,696.2Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]2023171.60%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-73,823.4Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-79,825.2Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-20.95%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]20246,758chart2202024Density [+]
152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017429.9
% Immigrant [+]202039.89%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202013.57%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20234.40‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201717,121.1chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.30‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20230.75chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Population [+]20247,501,000chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,962,492chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,007,788chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.956
Life expectancy [+]202385.25chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
3,9812015Suicides [+]
15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202328
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.38
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.51chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202345,540chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202337,631chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]03/06/202313,466chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]03/06/20232,876,106chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/10/20246,803,327
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]03/06/20231,801.95chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/10/202421,014,839
Hong Kong
  • Capital: Hong Kong
  • Population: 7,501,000
  • Surface Area: 1,110 km2
  • Currency: Hong Kong dollars (1 EUR=9.1156 HKD)
  • Belongs to: IMF
North Korea
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN