Country comparison Netherlands vs North Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q316,461K
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,122,459Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,214,928Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€62,380chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$67,690chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€297,020M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024491,055
Debt ($M) [+]2024531,922
Debt (%GDP) [+]202443.70%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€27,214
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$29,479
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-10,606
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-11,476
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.90%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024498,516.0
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024539,421.6
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202251,471.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202254,202.3
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.98%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202494,379,000,000.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024102,153,942,020.0chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.56%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202421,511.1
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202423,283.2
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.34%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.40%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€27,628
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$29,895
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,908
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$3,084
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,260chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$5,693chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,195
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,297
Moody's Rating [+]02/28/2025Aaa
S&P Rating [+]11/20/2015AAA
Fitch Rating [+]04/24/2020AAA
Corruption Index [+]202379chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20194º
Fragile States Index [+]202419.5chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202477º
Innovation Ranking [+]20248º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20254.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q33.9%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3405K
NMW [+]2025$2,546.7
NMW [+]2025€2,246.0
Average Wage [+]2024$71,201
Average Wage [+]2024€65,782
Human Capital Ranking [+]201713º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/15/20260.8603
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/15/20262.90%
Risk Premium [+]01/15/20268
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/20266.28%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.8%
HICP [+]December 20252.5%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-0.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202042º
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20252.1%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024730,352
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202221.73
Motor vehicle production [+]2017157,280
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021589.33
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202439.1%
Standard VAT [+]10/01/201221.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202251.1%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202216,063,000
Exports [+]2024€850,696.8Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$920,777.2Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202475.79%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€754,709.8Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$816,882.8Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202467.24%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€95,987.0Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$103,894.4Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20248.55%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20252.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20156º
Density [+]2024434chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202418ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,405.7
% Immigrant [+]202013.50%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.55%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.20‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20175,615.0chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.60‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.43chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.80‰
% risk of poverty [+]202412.1%
Population [+]202418,044,027chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,358,333chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020970,403chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.946
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202428º
Life expectancy [+]202482.00chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,969chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202310.40chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023125
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.69
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.09chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202424
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021137.7
Consumption GWh [+]2023106,635chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023117,283chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202522,986chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20258,656,109chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/29/202311,768,644
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,273.88chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/29/202339,764,184
Netherlands
North Korea
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN