AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaEuro zoneFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of the CongoRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaState of PalestineSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandThe GambiaTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamYemenZambiaZimbabweAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaEuro zoneFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of the CongoRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaState of PalestineSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandThe GambiaTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamYemenZambiaZimbabweCompare North Korea Japan GouvernementGDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%0.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]7,789K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371M€3,714,582M2024Annual GDP [+]Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365M$4,027,598M2024Annual GDP [+]GDP per capita [+]2017€595€29,9832024GDP per capita [+]GDP per capita [+]2017$673$32,4432024GDP per capita [+]€964,980M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]9,347,7692023Debt (M.€.) [+]10,110,3602023Debt ($M) [+]240.46%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]€75,0932023Debt Per Capita [+]$81,2192023Debt Per Capita [+]-87,8842023Deficit (M.€) [+]-95,0532023Deficit ($M) [+]-2.26%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]1,522,830.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]1,647,063.22023Expenditure ($M) [+]130,970.92022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]138,002.42022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%7.52%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2335,021,650,434.22024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2383,823.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]23.30%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]50,941.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]55,234.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]3.25%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]39.17%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]€12,2332023Expenditure Per Capita [+]$13,2312023Expenditure Per Capita [+]€1,0472022Education Expenditure P.C [+]$1,1042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12€2,7062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13$3,0862023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]€4112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]$4452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]A111/08/2023Moody's Rating [+]A+09/16/2015S&P Rating [+]A02/02/2020Fitch Rating [+]Corruption Index [+]202317732023Corruption Index [+]6º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]Fragile States Index [+]202484.930.22024Fragile States Index [+]84º2024RTI Raking [+]13º2024Innovation Ranking [+]Labour2.6%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]2.3%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]1,630K2024Q4Unemployed [+]$1,180.22025NMW [+]€1,139.02025NMW [+]$35,8502024Average Wage [+]€33,1222024Average Wage [+]17º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]Markets183.670001/16/2026Euro / Japanese yen [+]158.200001/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]2.18%01/16/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]-6601/16/2026Risk Premium [+]7.14%01/17/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]Prices2.9%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]2.4%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]Money Market0%03/19/2024Key rates [+]Business39º2019Doing Business [+]-1.1%September 2018IPI Year on Year [+]3,992,727December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]38.39December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]8,997,4402023Motor vehicle production [+]609.482020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]Taxes34.4%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]10.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]56.1%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]Trade31,882,0492019Annual arrivals [+]Exports [+]2023€242.3M€663,332.0M2023Exports [+]Exports [+]2023$262.0M$717,260.9M2023Exports [+]Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%17.06%2023Exports % GDP [+]Imports [+]2023€2,513.8M€726,714.4M2023Imports [+]Imports [+]2023$2,718.2M$785,796.3M2023Imports [+]Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%18.69%2023Imports % GDP [+]Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5M€-63,382.4M2023Trade balance [+]Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0M$-68,299.6M2023Trade balance [+]Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%-1.63%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]Socio-Demography8º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]Density [+]20242203282024Density [+]Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152º17º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]4,578.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]% Immigrant [+]20200.19%2.20%2020% Immigrant [+]% Emigrant [+]20200.42%0.64%2020% Emigrant [+]Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰6.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.69,137.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰13.00‰2023Crude death rate [+]Fertility Rate [+]20231.781.202023Fertility Rate [+]Population [+]202426,498,823123,890,0002024Population [+]Immigrant stock [+]202049,5492,770,9962020Immigrant stock [+]Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377808,8252020Emigrant stock [+]0.9202022HDI [+]118º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]Life expectancy [+]202373.6484.042023Life expectancy [+]Suicides [+]20153,98120,2912021Suicides [+]Suicide rate [+]201515.5716.202021Suicide rate [+]2852023Number of homicides [+]0.232023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]Energy and EnvironmentCO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.467.542023CO2 Tons per capita [+]32024Annual crude oil production [+]44.12021Crude Oil Reserves [+]Consumption GWh [+]202322,448913,2312023Consumption GWh [+]Generation GWh [+]202326,549955,0212023Generation GWh [+]OthersCOVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025074,69412/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025033,803,57212/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]103,455,22412/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20250602.9112/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]433,356,60012/31/2023Doses administered [+]North KoreaCountrySubcontinentContinentWorldCapital: PyongyangPopulation: 26,498,823Surface Area: 120,540 km2Currency: North Korean wonReligion: Unbelieving majorityBelongs to: UNJapanCountrySubcontinentContinentWorldCapital: TokyoPopulation: 123,890,000Surface Area: 377,969 km2Currency: Japanese yen (1 EUR=183.6700 JPY)Religion: Mostly Shinto Belongs to: ACD, G20, G7, G8, IMF, OECD, UN Compare Afghanistan North Korea Compare Albania North Korea Compare Algeria North Korea Compare Andorra North Korea Compare Angola North Korea Compare Antigua and Barbuda North Korea Compare Argentina North Korea Compare Armenia North Korea Compare Australia North Korea Compare Austria North Korea Compare Azerbaijan 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