Country comparison Sri Lanka vs North Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.0%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€91,459Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$98,964Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€3,997chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$4,325chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202492,228
Debt ($M) [+]202499,795
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024100.84%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,185
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,529
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-5,156
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-5,580
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.64%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202417,670.1
Expenditure ($M) [+]202419,120.0
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,414.8
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,530.2
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20247.22%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20221,271.1chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,035.3chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20236.33%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,269.5
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,373.1
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20237.02%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202419.32%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€802
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$868
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€63
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$68
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€56chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$45chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€56
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$61
Moody's Rating [+]12/23/2024Caa1
S&P Rating [+]09/19/2025CCC+
Fitch Rating [+]05/19/2022RD
Corruption Index [+]202334chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201984º
Fragile States Index [+]202488.2chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]20244º
Innovation Ranking [+]202489º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2022Q44.7%
Unemployed [+]2022Q4398K
NMW [+]2024$54.1
NMW [+]2024€83.9
Human Capital Ranking [+]201770º
Markets
Euro / Sri Lankan rupees [+]01/14/2019208.4879
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/28/2025308.1000
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/03/202537.26%
Business
Doing Business [+]202099º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20198,100
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.44
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201570.09
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]20227.4%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20208.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202024.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022720,000
Exports [+]2023€11,015.2Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$11,910.7Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202314.23%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€15,547.2Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$16,811.2Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202320.08%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,532.0Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,900.5Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.85%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201546º
Density [+]2023336chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024100ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20177,189.9
% Immigrant [+]20200.18%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20208.94%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.20‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,278.2chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.20‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.97chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201914.3%
Population [+]202322,037,000chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202040,254chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,960,025chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.780
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024122º
Life expectancy [+]202377.48chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20157,319chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201534.90chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2019742
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20193.31
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.97chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202315,763chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202317,220chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/09/202516,907chart011/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/09/2025672,812chart011/09/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/30/202214,752,827
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/09/2025767.21chart011/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/30/202240,116,590
Sri Lanka
North Korea
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN