Country comparison Norway vs North Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20251.1%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q420,556K
Annual GDP [+]2025€470,898Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$532,105Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€83,950chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$95,115chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€114,999M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023197,049
Debt ($M) [+]2023213,124
Debt (%GDP) [+]202344.13%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€35,503
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$38,399
Deficit (M.€) [+]202458,964
Deficit ($M) [+]202463,822
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202413.20%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024221,049.9
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024239,260.0
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202231,913.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202232,392.9
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202214.47%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202437,248.5chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202339,211.5chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202317.37%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,679.2
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,113.1
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.53%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202449.50%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€39,513
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$42,768
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€5,848
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$5,916
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,711chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$7,144chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,737
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,811
Moody's Rating [+]06/07/2024Aaa
S&P Rating [+]07/09/1975AAA
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAA
Corruption Index [+]202384chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201917º
Fragile States Index [+]202412.7chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202486º
Innovation Ranking [+]202421º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20264.6%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q44.2%
Unemployed [+]2025Q4127K
Average Wage [+]2024$71,085
Average Wage [+]2024€65,675
Human Capital Ranking [+]20171º
Markets
Euro / Norwegian krones [+]03/13/202611.1590
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/20269.7238
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/13/20264.31%
Risk Premium [+]03/13/2026132
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/202616.77%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20234.8%
HICP [+]December 20253.0%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20264.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/19/20254.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]20209º
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20266.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024252,252
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202238.26
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021634.33
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202440.6%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200625.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.4%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20224,979,400
Exports [+]2025€151,645.8Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$171,356.7Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202532.20%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€93,455.9Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$105,603.3Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202519.85%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€58,189.9Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$65,753.4Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202512.36%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20264.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20152º
Density [+]20249chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202428ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20201.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017614.1
% Immigrant [+]202015.81%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.55%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,237.9chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.90‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.45chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20203.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202411.6%
Population [+]20245,594,340chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020852,238chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020191,392chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.966
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20243º
Life expectancy [+]202483.20chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023728chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.94chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202340
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.72
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.86chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241,791
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20218,122.2
Consumption GWh [+]2024128,774chart23,1482024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024155,019chart27,0982024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20265,732chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/20261,550,562chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20234,061,312
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20261,024.61chart002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202313,020,641
Norway
North Korea
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN