Country comparison Spain vs North Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20252.8%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q48,809K
Annual GDP [+]2025€1,685,783Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2025$1,904,901Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€34,190chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025$38,610chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€434,595M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20241,620,573
Debt ($M) [+]20241,753,580
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024101.60%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€33,008
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$35,717
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-51,267
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-54,305
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.22%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024725,001.0
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024782,158.8
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202263,090.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202266,329.8
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.88%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024106,331,861,000.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024115,091,479,709.2chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.85%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,832.5
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202424,713.5
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.20%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202445.50%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€14,767
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$15,931
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,320
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,383
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,187chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$2,367chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€467
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$503
Moody's Rating [+]09/26/2025A3
S&P Rating [+]09/12/2025A+
Fitch Rating [+]12/13/2019A-
Corruption Index [+]202360chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201923º
Fragile States Index [+]202444.0chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202496º
Innovation Ranking [+]202428º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202510.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q49.9%
Unemployed [+]2025Q42,477K
NMW [+]2026$1,622.7
NMW [+]2026€1,381.0
Average Wage [+]2024$34,310
Average Wage [+]2024€31,698
Human Capital Ranking [+]201744º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20260.8430
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/13/20263.14%
Risk Premium [+]02/13/202638
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20262.91%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.9%
HICP [+]December 20253.0%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-3.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202031º
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20252.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]January 20261,149,362
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]January 202627.69
Motor vehicle production [+]20232,451,221
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021629.13
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202437.1%
Standard VAT [+]09/01/201221.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202245.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202596,770,515
Exports [+]2025€394,362.3Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$424,425.9Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202424.59%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€454,682.1Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$472,124.4Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202427.36%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-60,319.7Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-47,698.5Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-2.76%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20254.7%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201525º
Density [+]202598chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202423ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.70‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201710,692.0
% Immigrant [+]202014.44%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.14%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20246.49‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201717,874.0chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.87‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.10chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20243.57‰
% risk of poverty [+]202519.5%
Population [+]202549,337,356chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20206,842,202chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,489,823chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.911
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202410º
Life expectancy [+]202484.01chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20243,953chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20248.05chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023331
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.69
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.68chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20240
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021150.0
Consumption GWh [+]2025256,084chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2025272,199chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026121,880chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202613,980,340chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/24/202340,739,123
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,470.34chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023119,228,504
Spain
North Korea
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN