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 South Korea GouvernementGDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%2.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]7,925K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371M€1,733,173M2024Annual GDP [+]Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365M$1,875,388M2024Annual GDP [+]GDP per capita [+]2017€595€33,4912024GDP per capita [+]GDP per capita [+]2017$673$36,2392024GDP per capita [+]€410,129M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]863,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]934,2252024Debt ($M) [+]49.82%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]€16,6832024Debt Per Capita [+]$18,0522024Debt Per Capita [+]-13,5742024Deficit (M.€) [+]-14,6882024Deficit ($M) [+]-0.78%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]390,542.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]422,588.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]99,274.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]97,329.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%14.31%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.267,778,041,283.72024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.291,829.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]15.50%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]44,404.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]48,048.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]11.32%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]22.53%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]€7,5472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]$8,1662024Expenditure Per Capita [+]€1,9212022Education Expenditure P.C [+]$1,8842022Education Expenditure P.C [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12€1,6742024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13$1,7762024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]€8582024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]$9282024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]Aa205/09/2024Moody's Rating [+]AA08/07/2016S&P Rating [+]AA-02/11/2020Fitch Rating [+]Corruption Index [+]202317632023Corruption Index [+]13º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]Fragile States Index [+]202484.929.82024Fragile States Index [+]45º2024RTI Raking [+]6º2024Innovation Ranking [+]Labour2.8%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]814K2024Q4Unemployed [+]$1,418.52025NMW [+]€1,368.22025NMW [+]$37,2292015Average Wage [+]€32,2082024Average Wage [+]27º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]Markets1,738.480002/10/2026Euro / South Korean won [+]1,464.300002/10/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]29.66%02/11/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]Prices3.1%March 2024CPI (overall index) [+]Money Market2.50%05/29/2025Key rates [+]Business5º2020Doing Business [+]1,489,363December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]33.84December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]4,243,5972023Motor vehicle production [+]457.802020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]Taxes25.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]51.9%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]Trade17,502,7562019Annual arrivals [+]Exports [+]2023€242.3M€584,690.5M2023Exports [+]Exports [+]2023$262.0M$632,225.8M2023Exports [+]Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%34.28%2023Exports % GDP [+]Imports [+]2023€2,513.8M€594,258.9M2023Imports [+]Imports [+]2023$2,718.2M$642,572.1M2023Imports [+]Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%34.84%2023Imports % GDP [+]Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5M€-9,568.4M2023Trade balance [+]Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0M$-10,346.3M2023Trade balance [+]Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%-0.56%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]Socio-Demography60º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]Density [+]20232195152024Density [+]Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152º46º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]1.80‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]6,331.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]% Immigrant [+]20200.19%3.33%2020% Immigrant [+]% Emigrant [+]20200.42%4.25%2020% Emigrant [+]Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰4.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.65,989.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰7.00‰2024Crude death rate [+]Fertility Rate [+]20231.780.752024Fertility Rate [+]4.40‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]Population [+]202326,418,20451,751,0002024Population [+]Immigrant stock [+]202049,5491,728,1822020Immigrant stock [+]Emigrant stock [+]2020110,3772,204,5542020Emigrant stock [+]0.9292022HDI [+]94º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]Life expectancy [+]202373.6483.702024Life expectancy [+]Suicides [+]20153,98112,9062022Suicides [+]Suicide rate [+]201515.5725.002022Suicide rate [+]2472023Number of homicides [+]0.482023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]Energy and EnvironmentCO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.4611.042023CO2 Tons per capita [+]Consumption GWh [+]202322,448564,1832023Consumption GWh [+]Generation GWh [+]202326,549583,8712023Generation GWh [+]OthersCOVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026035,93401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026034,571,87301/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]44,372,67905/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20260694.3601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]129,647,78412/12/2022Doses administered [+]North KoreaCountrySubcontinentContinentWorldCapital: PyongyangPopulation: 26,418,204Surface Area: 120,540 km2Currency: North Korean wonReligion: Unbelieving majorityBelongs to: UNSouth KoreaCountrySubcontinentContinentWorldCapital: SeoulPopulation: 51,751,000Surface Area: 100,440 km2Currency: South Korean won (1 EUR=1,738.4800 KRW)Religion: Mostly Non-Religious Belongs to: ACD, G20, 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 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