Belgium vs North Korea statistics compared

Belgium has a population of 11.9M (ranked 82/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Belgium's land area is 11,774 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 136th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Belgium and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Belgium and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Belgium

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Belgium	North Korea
1960	$11,810,619,368	-
1961	$12,561,701,694	-
1962	$13,436,827,167	-
1963	$14,445,805,381	-
1964	$16,168,044,450	-
1965	$17,597,783,297	-
1966	$18,894,891,312	-
1967	$20,252,508,995	-
1968	$21,654,856,965	-
1969	$24,019,653,475	-
1970	$26,706,196,047	-
1971	$29,821,661,870	-
1972	$37,209,418,019	-
1973	$47,743,801,490	-
1974	$56,033,077,879	-
1975	$65,678,189,097	-
1976	$71,113,882,968	-
1977	$82,839,905,459	-
1978	$101,246,526,194	-
1979	$116,315,456,797	-
1980	$126,829,314,388	-
1981	$104,730,018,470	-
1982	$92,095,926,188	-
1983	$87,184,239,053	-
1984	$83,349,530,159	-
1985	$86,268,264,148	-
1986	$120,018,787,249	-
1987	$149,394,404,106	-
1988	$162,299,103,675	-
1989	$164,221,056,511	-
1990	$205,331,747,948	-
1991	$210,510,999,409	-
1992	$234,781,652,447	-
1993	$224,721,795,709	-
1994	$244,884,129,491	-
1995	$288,025,588,396	-
1996	$279,201,433,225	-
1997	$252,708,051,421	-
1998	$258,528,339,631	-
1999	$258,245,733,221	-
2000	$236,792,460,312	-
2001	$236,746,141,604	-
2002	$258,383,599,375	-
2003	$318,082,528,507	-
2004	$369,214,712,443	-
2005	$385,714,762,230	-
2006	$408,259,840,869	-
2007	$470,922,156,309	-
2008	$517,328,087,920	-
2009	$485,014,525,992	$23,356,470,000
2010	$481,556,503,720	$25,995,513,000
2011	$527,196,649,049	$29,005,020,000
2012	$498,414,364,945	$29,890,710,000
2013	$524,097,026,599	$30,588,922,000
2014	$537,987,419,164	$30,554,460,000
2015	$461,044,767,545	$30,723,030,000
2016	$474,271,566,740	$28,882,640,000
2017	$500,908,767,352	$29,105,440,000
2018	$542,638,913,428	$28,536,400,000
2019	$536,726,344,405	$28,222,880,000
2020	$529,694,473,502	$27,728,240,000
2021	$598,522,422,242	$32,301,720,000
2022	$593,614,574,326	$28,971,360,000
2023	$644,655,275,112	$32,155,360,000
2024	$664,564,181,487	$34,943,120,000

Belgium and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Belgium

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Belgium	North Korea
1960	$1,290	-
1961	$1,368	-
1962	$1,457	-
1963	$1,555	-
1964	$1,724	-
1965	$1,860	-
1966	$1,983	-
1967	$2,114	-
1968	$2,251	-
1969	$2,490	-
1970	$2,766	-
1971	$3,083	-
1972	$3,832	-
1973	$4,901	-
1974	$5,734	-
1975	$6,701	-
1976	$7,243	-
1977	$8,427	-
1978	$10,290	-
1979	$11,811	-
1980	$12,864	-
1981	$10,623	-
1982	$9,344	-
1983	$8,846	-
1984	$8,457	-
1985	$8,751	-
1986	$12,170	-
1987	$15,136	-
1988	$16,391	-
1989	$16,525	-
1990	$20,600	-
1991	$21,042	-
1992	$23,373	-
1993	$22,284	-
1994	$24,209	-
1995	$28,414	-
1996	$27,490	-
1997	$24,821	-
1998	$25,338	-
1999	$25,253	-
2000	$23,099	-
2001	$23,015	-
2002	$25,006	-
2003	$30,655	-
2004	$35,429	-
2005	$36,810	-
2006	$38,705	-
2007	$44,319	-
2008	$48,303	-
2009	$44,923	$939
2010	$44,197	$1,040
2011	$47,761	$1,156
2012	$44,874	$1,186
2013	$46,965	$1,208
2014	$47,996	$1,201
2015	$40,894	$1,201
2016	$41,855	$1,124
2017	$44,035	$1,127
2018	$47,487	$1,100
2019	$46,717	$1,084
2020	$45,906	$1,061
2021	$51,658	$1,231
2022	$50,822	$1,100
2023	$54,690	$1,217
2024	$55,955	$1,319

Belgium vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Belgium

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Belgium	North Korea
1950	66.3	14.2
1951	66.7	17.7
1952	68	32.8
1953	68.4	40.3
1954	68.6	50.6
1955	68.5	51.8
1956	68.8	52.8
1957	69.2	53.7
1958	69.9	54.5
1959	70.3	55.2
1960	69.6	55.8
1961	70.5	56.4
1962	70.2	57
1963	70	57.6
1964	70.7	58.2
1965	70.6	58.8
1966	70.6	59.4
1967	70.9	60.1
1968	70.6	60.8
1969	70.7	61.4
1970	70.9	62
1971	71.1	62.7
1972	71.4	63.3
1973	71.6	63.8
1974	72	64.3
1975	72	64.8
1976	72.1	65.3
1977	72.8	65.8
1978	72.7	66.3
1979	73.2	66.7
1980	73.2	67.2
1981	73.7	67.7
1982	73.9	68.1
1983	73.9	68.5
1984	74.4	68.9
1985	74.5	69.2
1986	74.7	69.5
1987	75.3	69.8
1988	75.6	70.1
1989	75.6	70.3
1990	76.1	70.5
1991	76.2	70.7
1992	76.4	71
1993	76.4	70.8
1994	76.7	70.5
1995	76.8	60.8
1996	77.2	60.8
1997	77.4	60.9
1998	77.5	60.9
1999	77.6	60.9
2000	77.8	60.9
2001	78.1	60.9
2002	78.2	60.9
2003	78.3	69.4
2004	79	69.3
2005	79.1	69.2
2006	79.4	69.1
2007	79.5	69
2008	79.6	69.3
2009	79.8	69.7
2010	80	70.2
2011	80.4	70.8
2012	80.3	71.3
2013	80.5	71.9
2014	81.1	72.5
2015	80.9	72.8
2016	81.3	73
2017	81.4	73
2018	81.5	73
2019	81.8	72.9
2020	80.8	72.8
2021	81.7	73.4
2022	81.2	73.6
2023	82.1	73.6
2024	82.3	73.7
2025	82.4	73.9

Belgium and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Belgium

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Belgium	North Korea
1960	9,153,489	11,722,953
1961	9,183,948	11,990,713
1962	9,220,578	12,262,882
1963	9,289,770	12,567,057
1964	9,378,113	12,889,770
1965	9,463,667	13,219,369
1966	9,527,807	13,569,094
1967	9,580,991	13,958,350
1968	9,618,756	14,365,596
1969	9,646,032	14,767,615
1970	9,655,549	15,172,775
1971	9,673,162	15,572,457
1972	9,711,115	15,975,069
1973	9,741,720	16,350,367
1974	9,772,419	16,673,121
1975	9,800,700	16,971,055
1976	9,818,227	17,243,450
1977	9,830,358	17,492,798
1978	9,839,534	17,735,995
1979	9,848,382	17,983,470
1980	9,859,242	18,236,786
1981	9,858,982	18,501,295
1982	9,856,303	18,776,357
1983	9,855,520	19,054,034
1984	9,855,372	19,335,043
1985	9,858,308	19,620,388
1986	9,861,823	19,910,855
1987	9,870,234	20,205,483
1988	9,901,664	20,503,161
1989	9,937,697	20,804,367
1990	9,967,379	21,112,137
1991	10,004,486	21,428,638
1992	10,045,158	21,750,911
1993	10,084,475	22,073,352
1994	10,115,603	22,393,975
1995	10,136,811	22,669,304
1996	10,156,637	22,895,746
1997	10,181,245	23,110,830
1998	10,203,008	23,311,564
1999	10,226,419	23,497,599
2000	10,251,250	23,665,910
2001	10,286,570	23,815,358
2002	10,332,785	23,943,973
2003	10,376,133	24,090,380
2004	10,421,137	24,254,943
2005	10,478,617	24,396,433
2006	10,547,958	24,524,507
2007	10,625,700	24,646,383
2008	10,709,973	24,764,618
2009	10,796,493	24,878,332
2010	10,895,586	24,987,258
2011	11,038,264	25,097,874
2012	11,106,932	25,211,728
2013	11,159,407	25,329,451
2014	11,209,057	25,451,262
2015	11,274,196	25,575,350
2016	11,331,422	25,698,326
2017	11,375,158	25,817,709
2018	11,427,054	25,931,147
2019	11,488,980	26,037,632
2020	11,538,604	26,136,312
2021	11,586,195	26,232,534
2022	11,680,210	26,328,845
2023	11,787,423	26,418,204
2024	11,876,844	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Belgium and North Korea

Fertility rate

Belgium

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Belgium	North Korea
1960	2.54	3.57
1961	2.63	3.26
1962	2.59	3.41
1963	2.68	3.63
1964	2.71	3.55
1965	2.61	3.56
1966	2.52	3.71
1967	2.41	4.05
1968	2.31	3.87
1969	2.27	3.86
1970	2.25	3.85
1971	2.21	3.74
1972	2.09	3.89
1973	1.95	3.35
1974	1.83	3.14
1975	1.74	3.05
1976	1.73	2.84
1977	1.71	2.77
1978	1.69	2.79
1979	1.69	2.85
1980	1.68	2.84
1981	1.66	2.92
1982	1.61	2.85
1983	1.57	2.78
1984	1.54	2.71
1985	1.51	2.65
1986	1.54	2.59
1987	1.54	2.53
1988	1.57	2.47
1989	1.58	2.41
1990	1.62	2.39
1991	1.66	2.35
1992	1.65	2.29
1993	1.61	2.22
1994	1.56	2.18
1995	1.56	2.15
1996	1.59	2.09
1997	1.6	2.03
1998	1.6	1.99
1999	1.62	1.97
2000	1.67	1.94
2001	1.67	1.94
2002	1.65	1.92
2003	1.67	1.91
2004	1.72	1.9
2005	1.76	1.87
2006	1.8	1.94
2007	1.82	1.94
2008	1.85	1.97
2009	1.84	1.91
2010	1.86	1.89
2011	1.81	1.88
2012	1.8	1.88
2013	1.76	1.88
2014	1.74	1.87
2015	1.7	1.86
2016	1.68	1.86
2017	1.65	1.85
2018	1.62	1.83
2019	1.6	1.83
2020	1.55	1.82
2021	1.6	1.81
2022	1.53	1.8
2023	1.47	1.78

Belgium and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Belgium

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Belgium	North Korea
1960	34.9	19.9
1961	34.9	20.2
1962	34.9	20.6
1963	34.9	20.8
1964	34.8	21
1965	34.8	21.2
1966	34.7	21.3
1967	34.7	21.4
1968	34.7	21.4
1969	34.6	21.4
1970	34.5	21.4
1971	34.4	21.2
1972	34.3	20.9
1973	34.3	20.7
1974	34.3	20.7
1975	34.2	20.9
1976	34.1	21.1
1977	34.1	21.4
1978	34.1	21.8
1979	34.1	22.2
1980	34.2	22.5
1981	34.3	22.8
1982	34.5	23.1
1983	34.8	23.5
1984	35	23.9
1985	35.2	24.2
1986	35.4	24.5
1987	35.6	24.8
1988	35.9	25.1
1989	36.1	25.6
1990	36.3	26
1991	36.5	26.4
1992	36.7	26.8
1993	37	27.2
1994	37.2	27.6
1995	37.5	28
1996	37.8	28.3
1997	38.1	28.8
1998	38.3	29.2
1999	38.6	29.6
2000	38.9	30.1
2001	39.2	30.5
2002	39.4	31
2003	39.7	31.4
2004	40	31.8
2005	40.2	32.1
2006	40.4	32.5
2007	40.6	32.9
2008	40.7	33.3
2009	40.8	33.7
2010	40.8	34
2011	40.9	34.3
2012	41.1	34.5
2013	41.2	34.7
2014	41.3	35
2015	41.4	35.2
2016	41.4	35.4
2017	41.6	35.7
2018	41.7	35.9
2019	41.8	36.2
2020	41.9	36.4
2021	42	36.6
2022	42.2	36.8
2023	42.4	37.1
2024	42.7	37.3

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