Country comparison Ireland vs North Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]202512.3%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q428,891K
Annual GDP [+]2025€638,683Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$721,701Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€116,770chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$132,668chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€157,165M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024215,380
Debt ($M) [+]2024236,081
Debt (%GDP) [+]202438.30%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€39,593
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,398
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,605
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,881
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.00%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,998.2
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,848.7
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,025.6
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202115,432.5
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.33%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202428,394.6chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202430,733.8chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202322.16%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,345.6
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,456.5
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.00%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.40%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€23,162
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,973
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,558
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,010
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,306chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,743chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€250
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$269
Moody's Rating [+]08/15/2025Aa3
S&P Rating [+]11/15/2024AA
Fitch Rating [+]01/28/2022AA-
Corruption Index [+]202377chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201924º
Fragile States Index [+]202418.6chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202449º
Innovation Ranking [+]202419º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]February 20264.6%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q44.4%
Unemployed [+]2025Q4128K
NMW [+]2026$2,809.4
NMW [+]2026€2,391.0
Average Wage [+]2024$69,444
Average Wage [+]2024€64,158
Human Capital Ranking [+]201719º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/16/20260.8712
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/16/20263.24%
Risk Premium [+]03/16/202631
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/16/2026-5.40%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.8%
HICP [+]December 20252.7%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-6.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202024º
IPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-13.1%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024211,084
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202224.95
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021528.86
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202422.3%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201223.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,951,000
Exports [+]2025€261,583.4Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$295,584.0Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202540.96%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€140,930.0Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$159,248.1Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202522.07%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€120,653.5Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$136,335.9Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202518.89%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20262.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201515º
Density [+]202477chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20242ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20170.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017607.7
% Immigrant [+]202017.20%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.49%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202410.00‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,161.1chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20246.50‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.47chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20213.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202412.7%
Population [+]20245,439,898chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020871,256chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020734,317chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.950
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20249º
Life expectancy [+]202483.10chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023453chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20238.62chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202334
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.65
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.50chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202433,404chart23,1482024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202430,580chart27,0982024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/20269,773chart002/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/20261,766,266chart002/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/20244,065,584
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/20261,796.54chart002/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/202411,148,281
Ireland
North Korea
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN