Country comparison Latvia vs North Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q25,657K
Annual GDP [+]2024€40,359Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$43,684Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€21,640chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$23,243chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€10,696M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202418,802
Debt ($M) [+]202420,343
Debt (%GDP) [+]202446.60%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,125
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$10,955
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-732
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-793
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.80%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202418,418.9
Expenditure ($M) [+]202419,346.4
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20221,558.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20221,642.1
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.92%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20241,847,488,000.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20241,999,684,061.4chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.91%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023897.1
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023970.0
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20235.63%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202445.60%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€9,919
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$10,418
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€826
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$876
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€987chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$1,068chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€477
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$513
Moody's Rating [+]01/26/2024A3
S&P Rating [+]05/31/2024A
Fitch Rating [+]04/10/2020A-
Corruption Index [+]202360chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201941º
Fragile States Index [+]202441.4chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024107º
Innovation Ranking [+]202442º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20257.1%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q26.7%
Unemployed [+]2025Q264K
NMW [+]2025$839.1
NMW [+]2025€740.0
Average Wage [+]2024$21,838
Average Wage [+]2024€20,176
Human Capital Ranking [+]201728º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/04/20250.8572
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/05/20257.28%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]October 20254.2%
HICP [+]November 20253.8%
PPI Year on Year [+]October 20250.1%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202019º
IPI Year on Year [+]October 20258.7%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202433,318
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202211.20
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021457.35
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202435.4%
Standard VAT [+]07/01/201221.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202231.4%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021478,000
Exports [+]2024€19,073.9Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$20,645.2Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202447.26%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€21,917.7Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$23,723.3Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202454.31%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-2,843.7Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-3,078.1Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-7.05%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]October 20254.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201535º
Density [+]202429chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202430ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,090.0
% Immigrant [+]202012.65%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202020.07%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20246.90‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017335.2chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202414.30‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.36chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20235.60‰
% risk of poverty [+]202421.6%
Population [+]20241,856,932chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020239,422chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020380,010chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.879
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202430º
Life expectancy [+]202476.70chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023267chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202314.20chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202347
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20232.50
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.56chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20236,664chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20236,202chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/09/20257,666chart011/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/09/2025977,784chart011/09/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/11/20221,305,976
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/09/20254,128.31chart011/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/20232,979,624
Latvia
North Korea
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN