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Azerbaijan vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Azerbaijan has a population of 10.2M (ranked 95/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Azerbaijan's land area is 31,911 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 112th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Azerbaijan ranks 84/197 ($74.3B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Azerbaijan ranks 103/197 ($7,284), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Azerbaijan North Korea
Population
10308499
26621357
Population rank 94/197 56/197
GDP
$74.3B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 84/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$7,284
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 103/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$25,089
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$15.5B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
21%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$1,519
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 128/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,824
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
31,911 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
320 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.55
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
34.1 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.7 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Azerbaijan and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Azerbaijan and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Azerbaijan

North Korea
Year GDP
Azerbaijan North Korea
1990 $8,884,848,485 -
1991 $5,344,000,000 -
1992 $444,658,672 -
1993 $1,570,392,598 -
1994 $1,193,141,110 -
1995 $2,417,331,193 -
1996 $3,176,507,376 -
1997 $3,962,362,387 -
1998 $4,446,368,571 -
1999 $4,581,248,567 -
2000 $5,272,615,723 -
2001 $5,707,616,204 -
2002 $6,236,087,738 -
2003 $7,276,413,079 -
2004 $8,680,405,741 -
2005 $13,245,421,881 -
2006 $20,981,929,498 -
2007 $33,049,419,431 -
2008 $48,851,293,785 -
2009 $44,292,427,185 $23,356,470,000
2010 $52,909,294,792 $25,995,513,000
2011 $65,952,796,428 $29,005,020,000
2012 $69,679,944,504 $29,890,710,000
2013 $74,160,560,124 $30,588,922,000
2014 $75,239,785,452 $30,554,460,000
2015 $53,076,235,355 $30,723,030,000
2016 $37,866,996,883 $28,882,640,000
2017 $40,866,627,352 $29,105,440,000
2018 $47,112,470,052 $28,536,400,000
2019 $48,174,235,294 $28,222,880,000
2020 $42,693,000,000 $27,728,240,000
2021 $54,825,411,765 $32,301,720,000
2022 $78,807,470,588 $28,971,360,000
2023 $72,428,470,588 $32,155,360,000
2024 $74,315,882,353 $34,943,120,000

Azerbaijan and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Azerbaijan

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Azerbaijan North Korea
1990 $1,238 -
1991 $735 -
1992 $60.2 -
1993 $209.5 -
1994 $157.1 -
1995 $315 -
1996 $409 -
1997 $506 -
1998 $562 -
1999 $574 -
2000 $655 -
2001 $704 -
2002 $763 -
2003 $884 -
2004 $1,045 -
2005 $1,578 -
2006 $2,473 -
2007 $3,851 -
2008 $5,574 -
2009 $4,950 $939
2010 $5,844 $1,040
2011 $7,190 $1,156
2012 $7,496 $1,186
2013 $7,875 $1,208
2014 $7,891 $1,201
2015 $5,501 $1,201
2016 $3,881 $1,124
2017 $4,147 $1,127
2018 $4,740 $1,100
2019 $4,806 $1,084
2020 $4,230 $1,061
2021 $5,408 $1,231
2022 $7,771 $1,100
2023 $7,133 $1,217
2024 $7,284 $1,319

Azerbaijan vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Azerbaijan

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Azerbaijan North Korea
1950 46.3 14.2
1951 46.6 17.7
1952 47 32.8
1953 47.4 40.3
1954 47.8 50.6
1955 48.3 51.8
1956 48.8 52.8
1957 49.2 53.7
1958 49.7 54.5
1959 50.3 55.2
1960 50.9 55.8
1961 51.4 56.4
1962 52.1 57
1963 52.7 57.6
1964 53.3 58.2
1965 53.9 58.8
1966 54.5 59.4
1967 55 60.1
1968 55.6 60.8
1969 56.1 61.4
1970 56.6 62
1971 57 62.7
1972 57.5 63.3
1973 57.9 63.8
1974 58.3 64.3
1975 58.7 64.8
1976 59.5 65.3
1977 60 65.8
1978 60.5 66.3
1979 60.9 66.7
1980 61.4 67.2
1981 61.9 67.7
1982 62.2 68.1
1983 62.5 68.5
1984 62.1 68.9
1985 62.7 69.2
1986 62.6 69.5
1987 62.8 69.8
1988 62.7 70.1
1989 62.9 70.3
1990 62.8 70.5
1991 62.5 70.7
1992 60.8 71
1993 61.4 70.8
1994 60.3 70.5
1995 61.9 60.8
1996 62.7 60.8
1997 63 60.9
1998 63.7 60.9
1999 64.7 60.9
2000 65.4 60.9
2001 66 60.9
2002 66.8 60.9
2003 67 69.4
2004 67.5 69.3
2005 67.7 69.2
2006 68.5 69.1
2007 68.7 69
2008 69.4 69.3
2009 69.9 69.7
2010 70.3 70.2
2011 70.6 70.8
2012 71.1 71.3
2013 71.5 71.9
2014 71.9 72.5
2015 72.3 72.8
2016 72.6 73
2017 72.7 73
2018 73 73
2019 73.3 72.9
2020 70.3 72.8
2021 71 73.4
2022 74.1 73.6
2023 74.4 73.6
2024 74.6 73.7
2025 74.7 73.9

Azerbaijan and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Azerbaijan

North Korea
Year Population
Azerbaijan North Korea
1960 3,894,500 11,722,953
1961 4,045,750 11,990,713
1962 4,168,150 12,262,882
1963 4,293,550 12,567,057
1964 4,439,250 12,889,770
1965 4,574,650 13,219,369
1966 4,708,150 13,569,094
1967 4,832,000 13,958,350
1968 4,948,500 14,365,596
1969 5,063,300 14,767,615
1970 5,172,050 15,172,775
1971 5,282,950 15,572,457
1972 5,391,450 15,975,069
1973 5,493,900 16,350,367
1974 5,594,100 16,673,121
1975 5,689,050 16,971,055
1976 5,781,000 17,243,450
1977 5,876,150 17,492,798
1978 5,976,150 17,735,995
1979 6,071,300 17,983,470
1980 6,160,500 18,236,786
1981 6,257,750 18,501,295
1982 6,357,550 18,776,357
1983 6,459,800 19,054,034
1984 6,567,850 19,335,043
1985 6,670,150 19,620,388
1986 6,770,300 19,910,855
1987 6,875,350 20,205,483
1988 6,974,600 20,503,161
1989 7,076,550 20,804,367
1990 7,175,200 21,112,137
1991 7,271,300 21,428,638
1992 7,382,050 21,750,911
1993 7,494,800 22,073,352
1994 7,596,550 22,393,975
1995 7,684,850 22,669,304
1996 7,763,000 22,895,746
1997 7,838,250 23,110,830
1998 7,913,000 23,311,564
1999 7,982,750 23,497,599
2000 8,048,600 23,665,910
2001 8,111,200 23,815,358
2002 8,171,950 23,943,973
2003 8,234,100 24,090,380
2004 8,306,500 24,254,943
2005 8,391,850 24,396,433
2006 8,484,550 24,524,507
2007 8,581,300 24,646,383
2008 8,763,400 24,764,618
2009 8,947,243 24,878,332
2010 9,054,332 24,987,258
2011 9,173,082 25,097,874
2012 9,295,784 25,211,728
2013 9,416,801 25,329,451
2014 9,535,079 25,451,262
2015 9,649,341 25,575,350
2016 9,757,812 25,698,326
2017 9,854,033 25,817,709
2018 9,939,771 25,931,147
2019 10,024,283 26,037,632
2020 10,093,121 26,136,312
2021 10,137,750 26,232,534
2022 10,141,756 26,328,845
2023 10,153,958 26,418,204
2024 10,202,850 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Azerbaijan and North Korea

Fertility rate
Azerbaijan

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Azerbaijan North Korea
1960 5.88 3.57
1961 5.94 3.26
1962 5.96 3.41
1963 5.95 3.63
1964 5.89 3.55
1965 5.79 3.56
1966 5.66 3.71
1967 5.38 4.05
1968 5.22 3.87
1969 5.07 3.86
1970 4.91 3.85
1971 4.77 3.74
1972 4.62 3.89
1973 4.45 3.35
1974 4.33 3.14
1975 4.18 3.05
1976 4.02 2.84
1977 3.87 2.77
1978 3.73 2.79
1979 3.61 2.85
1980 3.5 2.84
1981 3.41 2.92
1982 3.34 2.85
1983 3.29 2.78
1984 3.26 2.71
1985 2.91 2.65
1986 2.9 2.59
1987 2.9 2.53
1988 2.8 2.47
1989 2.8 2.41
1990 2.74 2.39
1991 2.87 2.35
1992 2.74 2.29
1993 2.7 2.22
1994 2.52 2.18
1995 2.29 2.15
1996 2.06 2.09
1997 2.07 2.03
1998 2 1.99
1999 2.07 1.97
2000 2 1.94
2001 1.8 1.94
2002 1.8 1.92
2003 1.9 1.91
2004 2.05 1.9
2005 2 1.87
2006 1.97 1.94
2007 1.97 1.94
2008 1.9 1.97
2009 1.82 1.91
2010 1.92 1.89
2011 1.96 1.88
2012 2 1.88
2013 1.98 1.88
2014 1.97 1.87
2015 1.94 1.86
2016 1.9 1.86
2017 1.75 1.85
2018 1.73 1.83
2019 1.81 1.83
2020 1.7 1.82
2021 1.52 1.81
2022 1.67 1.8
2023 1.55 1.78

Azerbaijan and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Azerbaijan

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Azerbaijan North Korea
1960 21.5 19.9
1961 21.2 20.2
1962 20.7 20.6
1963 20.1 20.8
1964 19 21
1965 18.2 21.2
1966 17.7 21.3
1967 17.5 21.4
1968 17.4 21.4
1969 17.5 21.4
1970 17.6 21.4
1971 17.8 21.2
1972 18 20.9
1973 18.3 20.7
1974 18.5 20.7
1975 18.8 20.9
1976 19.1 21.1
1977 19.5 21.4
1978 19.9 21.8
1979 20.4 22.2
1980 20.8 22.5
1981 21.2 22.8
1982 21.5 23.1
1983 21.8 23.5
1984 22.1 23.9
1985 22.4 24.2
1986 22.8 24.5
1987 23.1 24.8
1988 23.3 25.1
1989 23.5 25.6
1990 23.6 26
1991 23.7 26.4
1992 23.9 26.8
1993 24 27.2
1994 24.2 27.6
1995 24.5 28
1996 24.7 28.3
1997 24.9 28.8
1998 25.1 29.2
1999 25.4 29.6
2000 25.8 30.1
2001 26.2 30.5
2002 26.7 31
2003 27.1 31.4
2004 27.4 31.8
2005 27.7 32.1
2006 28 32.5
2007 28.3 32.9
2008 28.6 33.3
2009 28.9 33.7
2010 29.2 34
2011 29.5 34.3
2012 29.8 34.5
2013 30 34.7
2014 30.3 35
2015 30.7 35.2
2016 30.9 35.4
2017 31.1 35.7
2018 31.4 35.9
2019 31.8 36.2
2020 32.2 36.4
2021 32.7 36.6
2022 33.1 36.8
2023 33.6 37.1
2024 34.1 37.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Azerbaijan North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$74.6B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.6%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.6%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
82,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.25%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
5.65%
2022
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
42.3%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
42.6%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
62.5
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2005
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
4.8%
2005
n/a
Listed domestic companies
36
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.64B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$12.7B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.35B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
796,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
2.23%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
56.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Azerbaijan North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,732 kg
2023
641 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
42.8 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.21 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.3%
2021
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.93%
2023
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-256%
2023
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,367 kWh
2023
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.8%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.02%
2023
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Azerbaijan North Korea
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
+10,864
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
58%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.3 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.8
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
34
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.37
2022
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
6.7
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
86
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2023
100%
2018
English speaking
9%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
89%
2023
0%
2012

Health

Azerbaijan North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$304
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$196.1
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
74.7 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.91%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.09
2020
3.67
2017
Age at first childbirth
24.6 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
18
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
18.6
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
27.3%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.2%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
41
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.6%
2022
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.49 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Azerbaijan North Korea
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
3,128 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,454 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,503 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
48,358 mi
2021
15,879 mi
2006

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