Country comparison United Kingdom vs North Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q213,017K
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,368,254Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,686,033Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€48,656chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$52,648chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q2€888,619M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,409,580
Debt ($M) [+]20243,689,354
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024101.23%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€49,946
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,045
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-193,632
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-209,521
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.75%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,483,373.6
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,605,091.9
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022145,880.3
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022156,486.7
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.64%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024304,812,258,156.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2022283,563.2chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202220.67%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202370,592.8
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202377,476.9
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20235.15%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.04%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,730
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,513
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,158
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,274
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,385chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$4,183chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€1,034
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$1,118
Moody's Rating [+]10/20/2023Aa3
S&P Rating [+]04/21/2023AA
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020AA-
Corruption Index [+]202371chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20199º
Fragile States Index [+]202440.8chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202443º
Innovation Ranking [+]20245º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]July 20254.8%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q24.2%
Unemployed [+]2024Q21,449K
NMW [+]2024$2,470.6
NMW [+]2024€2,230.9
Average Wage [+]2019$52,278
Average Wage [+]2024€52,924
Human Capital Ranking [+]201723º
Markets
Euro / British pounds [+]11/10/20250.8778
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/10/20250.7589
10-Year Bond Yield [+]11/10/20254.46%
Risk Premium [+]11/04/2025177
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/10/202519.75%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 20253.8%
HICP [+]November 20200.3%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20250.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]08/07/20254.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]20208º
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2020-2.9%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,762,680
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.75
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,025,474
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021639.66
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202335.3%
Standard VAT [+]01/04/201120.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.7%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202230,741,000
Exports [+]2023€481,864.1Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$521,039.7Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202315.46%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€732,010.2Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$791,522.6Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.49%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-250,146.1Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-270,611.3Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-8.03%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20201.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201510º
Density [+]2023280chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202434ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,373.9
% Immigrant [+]202013.95%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.05%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.02‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201726,801.5chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.52‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.56chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20164.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]201818.6%
Population [+]202368,265,000chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20209,359,587chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,732,510chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.940
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202414º
Life expectancy [+]202381.24chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20215,867chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20218.80chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2020673
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20201.00
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.42chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024594
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,500.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023262,518chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023267,716chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/2025232,112chart009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/202525,082,464chart009/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/11/202250,762,968
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20253,400.16chart009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/04/2022151,248,820
United Kingdom
North Korea
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN