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Argentina vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Argentina has a population of 45.7M (ranked 35/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Argentina's land area is 1,056,642 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 8th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Argentina ranks 24/197 ($633B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Argentina ranks 73/197 ($13,858), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Argentina North Korea
Population
45973765
26621357
Population rank 35/197 56/197
GDP
$633B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 24/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$13,858
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 73/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$30,176
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$540B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73.1%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$11,826
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 47/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,221
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
1,056,642 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
43.2 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
33.5 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.7 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Argentina and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Argentina and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Argentina

North Korea
Year GDP
Argentina North Korea
1960 $15,865,474,315 -
1961 $20,132,220,375 -
1962 $18,337,691,145 -
1963 $18,272,123,664 -
1964 $25,605,249,382 -
1965 $28,344,705,967 -
1966 $28,630,474,728 -
1967 $24,256,667,553 -
1968 $26,436,857,247 -
1969 $31,256,284,544 -
1970 $31,584,210,366 -
1971 $33,293,199,095 -
1972 $34,733,000,536 -
1973 $52,544,000,117 -
1974 $72,436,777,342 -
1975 $52,438,647,922 -
1976 $51,169,499,892 -
1977 $56,781,000,101 -
1978 $89,049,453,088 -
1979 $69,252,328,952 -
1980 $76,961,923,741 -
1981 $78,676,842,367 -
1982 $84,307,486,837 -
1983 $103,979,106,778 -
1984 $116,915,052,107 -
1985 $88,150,891,728 -
1986 $105,872,372,614 -
1987 $108,810,885,301 -
1988 $126,890,235,049 -
1989 $76,629,728,760 -
1990 $141,352,654,305 -
1991 $189,719,984,268 -
1992 $228,778,917,308 -
1993 $236,741,715,015 -
1994 $257,440,000,000 -
1995 $258,031,750,000 -
1996 $272,149,750,000 -
1997 $292,859,000,000 -
1998 $298,948,250,000 -
1999 $283,523,000,000 -
2000 $284,203,750,000 -
2001 $268,696,750,000 -
2002 $97,724,004,252 -
2003 $127,586,973,492 -
2004 $164,657,930,453 -
2005 $198,737,095,012 -
2006 $232,557,260,817 -
2007 $287,530,508,431 -
2008 $361,558,037,110 -
2009 $332,976,484,578 $23,356,470,000
2010 $423,627,422,092 $25,995,513,000
2011 $530,158,122,010 $29,005,020,000
2012 $545,982,375,701 $29,890,710,000
2013 $552,025,140,252 $30,588,922,000
2014 $526,319,673,732 $30,554,460,000
2015 $594,749,285,413 $30,723,030,000
2016 $557,532,320,663 $28,882,640,000
2017 $643,628,393,281 $29,105,440,000
2018 $524,819,892,360 $28,536,400,000
2019 $447,754,683,615 $28,222,880,000
2020 $385,740,508,437 $27,728,240,000
2021 $486,564,085,480 $32,301,720,000
2022 $632,790,070,063 $28,971,360,000
2023 $646,075,277,525 $32,155,360,000
2024 $633,266,692,534 $34,943,120,000

Argentina and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Argentina

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Argentina North Korea
1960 $778 -
1961 $971 -
1962 $870 -
1963 $853 -
1964 $1,176 -
1965 $1,282 -
1966 $1,275 -
1967 $1,064 -
1968 $1,142 -
1969 $1,330 -
1970 $1,323 -
1971 $1,373 -
1972 $1,409 -
1973 $2,098 -
1974 $2,845 -
1975 $2,027 -
1976 $1,947 -
1977 $2,126 -
1978 $3,282 -
1979 $2,512 -
1980 $2,748 -
1981 $2,764 -
1982 $2,915 -
1983 $3,538 -
1984 $3,915 -
1985 $2,906 -
1986 $3,436 -
1987 $3,477 -
1988 $3,993 -
1989 $2,375 -
1990 $4,315 -
1991 $5,709 -
1992 $6,790 -
1993 $6,932 -
1994 $7,438 -
1995 $7,358 -
1996 $7,663 -
1997 $8,147 -
1998 $8,219 -
1999 $7,706 -
2000 $7,637 -
2001 $7,141 -
2002 $2,570 -
2003 $3,320 -
2004 $4,242 -
2005 $5,068 -
2006 $5,869 -
2007 $7,185 -
2008 $8,944 -
2009 $8,150 $939
2010 $10,260 $1,040
2011 $12,704 $1,156
2012 $12,950 $1,186
2013 $12,964 $1,208
2014 $12,233 $1,201
2015 $13,680 $1,201
2016 $12,700 $1,124
2017 $14,533 $1,127
2018 $11,753 $1,100
2019 $9,956 $1,084
2020 $8,536 $1,061
2021 $10,738 $1,231
2022 $13,936 $1,100
2023 $14,187 $1,217
2024 $13,858 $1,319

Argentina vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Argentina

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Argentina North Korea
1950 61.3 14.2
1951 61.7 17.7
1952 62.5 32.8
1953 62.5 40.3
1954 63.1 50.6
1955 62.7 51.8
1956 63.6 52.8
1957 63.2 53.7
1958 64.2 54.5
1959 64.1 55.2
1960 64.2 55.8
1961 64.6 56.4
1962 64.6 57
1963 64.9 57.6
1964 64.8 58.2
1965 65.1 58.8
1966 65.4 59.4
1967 65.5 60.1
1968 65.2 60.8
1969 65.1 61.4
1970 65.6 62
1971 65.6 62.7
1972 66 63.3
1973 66.2 63.8
1974 66.4 64.3
1975 67 64.8
1976 67 65.3
1977 67.6 65.8
1978 68 66.3
1979 68.4 66.7
1980 68.6 67.2
1981 68.9 67.7
1982 69 68.1
1983 69.3 68.5
1984 69.4 68.9
1985 69.9 69.2
1986 70.3 69.5
1987 70.7 69.8
1988 71.1 70.1
1989 71.5 70.3
1990 71.6 70.5
1991 72 70.7
1992 72.1 71
1993 72.3 70.8
1994 72.7 70.5
1995 72.9 60.8
1996 73.1 60.8
1997 73.4 60.9
1998 73.4 60.9
1999 73.7 60.9
2000 73.9 60.9
2001 74.2 60.9
2002 74.3 60.9
2003 74.3 69.4
2004 74.9 69.3
2005 75.2 69.2
2006 75.3 69.1
2007 74.8 69
2008 75.4 69.3
2009 75.6 69.7
2010 75.7 70.2
2011 76.1 70.8
2012 75.8 71.3
2013 75.8 71.9
2014 76.3 72.5
2015 76.6 72.8
2016 76.1 73
2017 76.5 73
2018 76.8 73
2019 76.8 72.9
2020 75.9 72.8
2021 73.9 73.4
2022 75.8 73.6
2023 77.4 73.6
2024 77.5 73.7
2025 77.7 73.9

Argentina and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Argentina

North Korea
Year Population
Argentina North Korea
1960 20,386,045 11,722,953
1961 20,726,276 11,990,713
1962 21,072,538 12,262,882
1963 21,421,705 12,567,057
1964 21,769,453 12,889,770
1965 22,112,629 13,219,369
1966 22,453,893 13,569,094
1967 22,799,059 13,958,350
1968 23,150,583 14,365,596
1969 23,508,711 14,767,615
1970 23,878,327 15,172,775
1971 24,257,208 15,572,457
1972 24,644,328 15,975,069
1973 25,046,005 16,350,367
1974 25,461,351 16,673,121
1975 25,874,107 16,971,055
1976 26,282,283 17,243,450
1977 26,701,805 17,492,798
1978 27,132,158 17,735,995
1979 27,568,895 17,983,470
1980 28,011,596 18,236,786
1981 28,463,959 18,501,295
1982 28,924,262 18,776,357
1983 29,391,332 19,054,034
1984 29,863,093 19,335,043
1985 30,336,441 19,620,388
1986 30,811,980 19,910,855
1987 31,291,762 20,205,483
1988 31,780,532 20,503,161
1989 32,270,948 20,804,367
1990 32,755,901 21,112,137
1991 33,230,294 21,428,638
1992 33,693,527 21,750,911
1993 34,152,717 22,073,352
1994 34,613,491 22,393,975
1995 35,070,020 22,669,304
1996 35,513,793 22,895,746
1997 35,947,791 23,110,830
1998 36,372,860 23,311,564
1999 36,794,682 23,497,599
2000 37,213,984 23,665,910
2001 37,624,825 23,815,358
2002 38,029,349 23,943,973
2003 38,424,282 24,090,380
2004 38,815,916 24,254,943
2005 39,216,789 24,396,433
2006 39,622,115 24,524,507
2007 40,016,763 24,646,383
2008 40,424,148 24,764,618
2009 40,854,831 24,878,332
2010 41,288,694 24,987,258
2011 41,730,660 25,097,874
2012 42,161,721 25,211,728
2013 42,582,455 25,329,451
2014 43,024,071 25,451,262
2015 43,477,012 25,575,350
2016 43,900,313 25,698,326
2017 44,288,894 25,817,709
2018 44,654,882 25,931,147
2019 44,973,465 26,037,632
2020 45,191,965 26,136,312
2021 45,312,281 26,232,534
2022 45,407,904 26,328,845
2023 45,538,401 26,418,204
2024 45,696,159 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Argentina and North Korea

Fertility rate
Argentina

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Argentina North Korea
1960 3.14 3.57
1961 3.12 3.26
1962 3.13 3.41
1963 3.11 3.63
1964 3.08 3.55
1965 3.01 3.56
1966 2.97 3.71
1967 2.98 4.05
1968 3.01 3.87
1969 3.05 3.86
1970 3.09 3.85
1971 3.11 3.74
1972 3.14 3.89
1973 3.17 3.35
1974 3.22 3.14
1975 3.27 3.05
1976 3.32 2.84
1977 3.36 2.77
1978 3.36 2.79
1979 3.34 2.85
1980 3.3 2.84
1981 3.25 2.92
1982 3.2 2.85
1983 3.15 2.78
1984 3.12 2.71
1985 3.07 2.65
1986 3.05 2.59
1987 3.04 2.53
1988 3.05 2.47
1989 3.02 2.41
1990 3.03 2.39
1991 3.01 2.35
1992 2.99 2.29
1993 2.97 2.22
1994 2.94 2.18
1995 2.86 2.15
1996 2.78 2.09
1997 2.71 2.03
1998 2.66 1.99
1999 2.64 1.97
2000 2.59 1.94
2001 2.53 1.94
2002 2.49 1.92
2003 2.45 1.91
2004 2.43 1.9
2005 2.43 1.87
2006 2.4 1.94
2007 2.37 1.94
2008 2.43 1.97
2009 2.4 1.91
2010 2.41 1.89
2011 2.39 1.88
2012 2.3 1.88
2013 2.34 1.88
2014 2.39 1.87
2015 2.35 1.86
2016 2.24 1.86
2017 2.17 1.85
2018 2.07 1.83
2019 1.88 1.83
2020 1.6 1.82
2021 1.59 1.81
2022 1.48 1.8
2023 1.5 1.78

Argentina and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Argentina

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Argentina North Korea
1960 26.5 19.9
1961 26.6 20.2
1962 26.6 20.6
1963 26.7 20.8
1964 26.7 21
1965 26.7 21.2
1966 26.8 21.3
1967 26.8 21.4
1968 26.9 21.4
1969 26.9 21.4
1970 26.9 21.4
1971 27 21.2
1972 27 20.9
1973 27 20.7
1974 27 20.7
1975 27 20.9
1976 27 21.1
1977 27 21.4
1978 27 21.8
1979 27 22.2
1980 27 22.5
1981 27 22.8
1982 27 23.1
1983 27.1 23.5
1984 27.1 23.9
1985 27.1 24.2
1986 27.1 24.5
1987 27.2 24.8
1988 27.2 25.1
1989 27.3 25.6
1990 27.3 26
1991 27.3 26.4
1992 27.4 26.8
1993 27.4 27.2
1994 27.4 27.6
1995 27.5 28
1996 27.5 28.3
1997 27.6 28.8
1998 27.7 29.2
1999 27.8 29.6
2000 27.9 30.1
2001 28.1 30.5
2002 28.2 31
2003 28.4 31.4
2004 28.6 31.8
2005 28.8 32.1
2006 29 32.5
2007 29.2 32.9
2008 29.4 33.3
2009 29.7 33.7
2010 29.9 34
2011 30.1 34.3
2012 30.3 34.5
2013 30.5 34.7
2014 30.7 35
2015 30.9 35.2
2016 31.1 35.4
2017 31.3 35.7
2018 31.5 35.9
2019 31.8 36.2
2020 32.1 36.4
2021 32.4 36.6
2022 32.8 36.8
2023 33.2 37.1
2024 33.5 37.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Argentina North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$614B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.7%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.9%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.47%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
103,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.43%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2024
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
53.4%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
24%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
54.2
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2024
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.9%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
5
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
85
2021
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$52.9B
2022
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$29.6B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.04B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
7,399,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
2.64%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
81.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Argentina North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,832 kg
2023
641 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.4
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
183.8 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.04 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87%
2022
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
9.2%
2021
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.9%
2023
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share
0.42%
2023
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,822 kWh
2023
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
25.5%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
27.2%
2023
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
6.45%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Argentina North Korea
% of world population
0.56%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,454
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
92.6%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.5
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
80
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.31
2022
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.1
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
162
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2020
100%
2018
English speaking
6.52%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
89.7%
2024
0%
2012

Health

Argentina North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,371
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$362
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
77.7 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.25%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.08
2022
3.67
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
33
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.6
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
36.4%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
60
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.8%
2022
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.05 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Argentina North Korea
% of world land
1.84%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
23,123 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
448,405 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
109,059 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
149,129 mi
2017
15,879 mi
2006

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