Country comparison Portugal vs North Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.1%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q37,224K
Annual GDP [+]2024€289,428Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$313,271Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€27,060chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$28,887chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€77,659M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024270,881
Debt ($M) [+]2024292,937
Debt (%GDP) [+]202493.60%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€25,199
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$27,251
Deficit (M.€) [+]20241,451
Deficit ($M) [+]20242,158
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.50%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024123,174.3
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024131,975.9
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202211,104.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202211,693.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.39%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202418,166,992,000.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202419,663,588,801.0chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.56%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20244,434.8
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20244,800.2
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.57%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202442.60%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€11,458
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$12,277
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,061
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,118
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€1,707chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$1,848chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€415
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$443
Moody's Rating [+]11/17/2023A3
S&P Rating [+]08/29/2025A+
Fitch Rating [+]10/28/2022BBB+
Corruption Index [+]202361chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201934º
Fragile States Index [+]202425.9chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202495º
Innovation Ranking [+]202431º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20255.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.8%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3327K
NMW [+]2025$1,150.9
NMW [+]2025€1,015.0
Average Wage [+]2024$24,449
Average Wage [+]2024€22,588
Human Capital Ranking [+]201743º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20260.8608
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/16/20263.23%
Risk Premium [+]01/16/202639
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/17/20264.54%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.2%
HICP [+]December 20252.4%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-3.8%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202039º
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024403,673
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202217.62
Motor vehicle production [+]2023318,231
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021644.11
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202436.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201123.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202258.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202216,308,000
Exports [+]2024€78,895.0Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$85,394.4Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202427.26%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€107,243.4Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$116,078.1Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202437.05%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-28,348.4Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-30,683.7Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-9.79%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20256.3%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201538º
Density [+]2024117chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20247ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.60‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,811.1
% Immigrant [+]20209.64%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202020.02%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.90‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,468.5chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202411.10‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.45chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202416.6%
Population [+]202410,749,635chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,001,963chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,081,419chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.874
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202417º
Life expectancy [+]202482.70chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,046chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20239.83chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202275
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20220.72
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.58chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202350,317chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202345,213chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202529,620chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20255,671,586chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/29/20238,909,769
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20252,755.44chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/29/202328,314,796
Portugal
North Korea
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN