Country comparison United Arab Emirates vs North Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.0%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€510,287Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$552,325Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€46,447chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$50,274chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023154,185
Debt ($M) [+]2023166,763
Debt (%GDP) [+]202331.91%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€14,438
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$15,616
Deficit (M.€) [+]202328,110
Deficit ($M) [+]202330,403
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20235.82%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023109,504.7
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023118,438.1
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202113,899.1
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202116,167.2
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202114.76%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202315,783.7chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202317,066.9chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202314.41%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]201418,047.2
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]201423,981.9
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201417.04%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202322.66%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€10,254
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$11,091
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€1,410
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$1,668
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,483chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,604chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2014€2,182
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2014$2,899
Moody's Rating [+]03/20/2025Aa2
S&P Rating [+]06/17/2025AA
Fitch Rating [+]11/11/2020AA-
Corruption Index [+]202368chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201925º
Fragile States Index [+]202434.7chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202432º
Labour
Human Capital Ranking [+]201745º
Markets
Euro / UAE dirhams [+]01/13/20264.2799
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/14/20263.6725
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/31/20260%
Business
Doing Business [+]202016º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023225,386
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202324.27
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020342.50
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20185.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202111,479,000
Exports [+]2023€449,187.1Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$485,706.0Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202392.96%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€433,091.9Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$468,302.2Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202389.63%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€16,095.2Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$39,090.0Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20233.33%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024111chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202453ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
% Immigrant [+]202093.83%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.19%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20239.77‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201732,977.8chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20230.93‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.20chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Population [+]202410,986,400chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,716,332chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020203,214chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.937
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202474º
Life expectancy [+]202382.91chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015261chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20152.99chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202271
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20220.69
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202320.22chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20243,745
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202197,800.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023157,974chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023165,999chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20252,349chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20251,067,030chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/21/20229,792,266
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025213.81chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/21/202224,922,054
United Arab Emirates
North Korea
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN