Country comparison Ireland vs North Korea

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Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q129,645K
Annual GDP [+]2024€562,794Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$609,157Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€104,510chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$106,456chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q1€161,268M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024218,178
Debt ($M) [+]2024236,152
Debt (%GDP) [+]202440.90%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€40,107
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$43,411
Deficit (M.€) [+]202423,180
Deficit ($M) [+]202425,090
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.30%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,104.2
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,410.3
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,139.4
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202115,432.5
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202112.02%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202428,394,647,000.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202430,733,798,019.9chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202222.33%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,137.9
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,195.7
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20231.02%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202423.50%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€22,998
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$24,892
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€2,580
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$3,040
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. [+]2023€215
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$224
Moody's Rating [+]08/16/2024Aa3
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 [+]June 20254.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q14.3%
Unemployed [+]2025Q1124K
NMW [+]2025$2,370.8
NMW [+]2025€2,282.0
Average Wage [+]2024$69,444
Average Wage [+]2024€64,158
Human Capital Ranking [+]201719º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]07/18/20250.8584
10-Year Bond Yield [+]07/18/20252.94%
Risk Premium [+]07/18/202525
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]07/18/202514.20%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]June 20251.8%
HICP [+]June 20251.6%
PPI Year on Year [+]May 20250.8%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202024º
IPI Year on Year [+]May 202540.7%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024211,084
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202224.95
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021528.86
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202322.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201223.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201910,951,000
Exports [+]2024€222,740.5Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$241,201.2Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202439.60%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€132,634.4Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$143,131.9Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.50%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€90,106.1Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$98,069.4Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202416.10%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]May 20251.6%
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 [+]20231.50chart1.782023Fertility 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 [+]202382.90chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022436chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20228.50chart15.572015Suicide 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 [+]202332,282chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202331,323chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/20249,744chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20241,745,088chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/20244,065,584
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20241,820.74chart008/04/2024COVID-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