Country comparison Kuwait vs North Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2024-2.6%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€148,076Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$160,226Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,547chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$31,971chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20234,792
Debt ($M) [+]20235,183
Debt (%GDP) [+]20233.13%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€975
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,055
Deficit (M.€) [+]202343,149
Deficit ($M) [+]202346,669
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202328.22%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202373,913.9
Expenditure ($M) [+]202379,943.8
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,530.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,312.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202513.85%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20236,653.6chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20237,194.6chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.02%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20237,486.6
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20238,097.3
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.45%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202348.34%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€15,045
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$16,272
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,902
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$2,058
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,375chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,487chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€1,524
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$1,648
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2024A1
S&P Rating [+]11/21/2025AA-
Fitch Rating [+]01/27/2022AA-
Corruption Index [+]202346chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201946º
Fragile States Index [+]202449.3chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024128º
Innovation Ranking [+]202471º
Labour
NMW [+]2024$243.9
NMW [+]2024€222.1
Human Capital Ranking [+]201796º
Markets
Euro / Kuwaiti dinars [+]12/11/20250.3580
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/11/20250.3056
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/14/202523.94%
Business
Doing Business [+]202083º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023112,969
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202326.35
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015478.01
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202185,000
Exports [+]2023€77,666.3Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$83,980.5Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202350.79%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€34,671.5Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$37,490.2Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202322.67%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€42,994.8Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$48,030.6Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202328.12%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023276chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202425ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2
% Immigrant [+]202071.73%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.90%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.30‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201711,733.4chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20231.53‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.52chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Population [+]20234,913,000chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,110,159chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020212,271chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.847
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024131º
Life expectancy [+]202383.19chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015154chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20153.92chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202011
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20200.25
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202324.90chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20242,580
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021101,500.0
Consumption GWh [+]202378,047chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202385,562chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/23/20252,570chart011/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/23/2025667,290chart011/23/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/26/20233,346,176
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/23/2025523.10chart011/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/26/20238,261,221
Kuwait
North Korea
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN