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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs North Korea statistics compared

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Bosnia and Herzegovina has a population of 3.16M (ranked 134/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Bosnia and Herzegovina's land area is 19,768 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 125th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 111/197 ($28.3B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 90/197 ($8,957), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Bosnia North Korea
Population
3140094
26621357
Population rank 135/197 56/197
GDP
$28.3B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 111/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$8,957
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 90/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,971
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$9.28B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.8%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$2,934
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 102/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,350
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
19,768 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
160.1 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.49
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
46.3 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Bosnia and Herzegovina

North Korea
Year GDP
Bosnia North Korea
1990 $7,753,478,261 -
1991 $6,122,959,184 -
1992 $4,735,044,707 -
1993 $3,630,668,950 -
1994 $1,255,802,469 -
1995 $1,866,572,954 -
1996 $2,786,045,322 -
1997 $3,671,909,673 -
1998 $4,116,774,301 -
1999 $4,686,256,363 -
2000 $5,567,772,769 -
2001 $5,800,615,466 -
2002 $6,728,220,887 -
2003 $8,498,894,359 -
2004 $10,156,541,538 -
2005 $11,222,796,337 -
2006 $12,864,841,906 -
2007 $15,778,734,264 -
2008 $19,112,796,623 -
2009 $17,613,949,091 $23,356,470,000
2010 $17,176,315,804 $25,995,513,000
2011 $18,644,233,537 $29,005,020,000
2012 $17,226,735,996 $29,890,710,000
2013 $18,179,108,531 $30,588,922,000
2014 $18,558,733,564 $30,554,460,000
2015 $16,404,348,871 $30,723,030,000
2016 $17,116,926,328 $28,882,640,000
2017 $18,326,373,366 $29,105,440,000
2018 $20,484,053,869 $28,536,400,000
2019 $20,482,608,755 $28,222,880,000
2020 $20,226,036,564 $27,728,240,000
2021 $23,672,712,242 $32,301,720,000
2022 $24,534,663,636 $28,971,360,000
2023 $27,592,361,388 $32,155,360,000
2024 $28,343,394,203 $34,943,120,000

Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Bosnia and Herzegovina

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Bosnia North Korea
1990 $1,743 -
1991 $1,373 -
1992 $1,118 -
1993 $930 -
1994 $337 -
1995 $502 -
1996 $719 -
1997 $914 -
1998 $1,007 -
1999 $1,135 -
2000 $1,338 -
2001 $1,388 -
2002 $1,607 -
2003 $2,034 -
2004 $2,453 -
2005 $2,740 -
2006 $3,166 -
2007 $3,931 -
2008 $4,842 -
2009 $4,540 $939
2010 $4,506 $1,040
2011 $4,983 $1,156
2012 $4,694 $1,186
2013 $5,035 $1,208
2014 $5,206 $1,201
2015 $4,662 $1,201
2016 $4,929 $1,124
2017 $5,345 $1,127
2018 $6,048 $1,100
2019 $6,122 $1,084
2020 $6,130 $1,061
2021 $7,295 $1,231
2022 $7,656 $1,100
2023 $8,663 $1,217
2024 $8,957 $1,319

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bosnia and Herzegovina

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Bosnia North Korea
1950 47.3 14.2
1951 48.4 17.7
1952 49.4 32.8
1953 51.1 40.3
1954 51.9 50.6
1955 53 51.8
1956 53.9 52.8
1957 55.1 53.7
1958 56.2 54.5
1959 57.6 55.2
1960 58.5 55.8
1961 59.3 56.4
1962 60.1 57
1963 60.5 57.6
1964 61.5 58.2
1965 62.2 58.8
1966 63.1 59.4
1967 63.7 60.1
1968 64 60.8
1969 64.4 61.4
1970 64.8 62
1971 65.2 62.7
1972 65.7 63.3
1973 66.6 63.8
1974 67.6 64.3
1975 68.3 64.8
1976 68.6 65.3
1977 68.8 65.8
1978 68.8 66.3
1979 69.1 66.7
1980 69.6 67.2
1981 70.1 67.7
1982 70.1 68.1
1983 70.1 68.5
1984 70.2 68.9
1985 70.6 69.2
1986 70.8 69.5
1987 70.9 69.8
1988 71 70.1
1989 71.4 70.3
1990 71.5 70.5
1991 71.8 70.7
1992 52 71
1993 50.9 70.8
1994 66.6 70.5
1995 70.2 60.8
1996 73.5 60.8
1997 73.9 60.9
1998 74.5 60.9
1999 74.9 60.9
2000 75.3 60.9
2001 75.6 60.9
2002 76 60.9
2003 76.4 69.4
2004 76.5 69.3
2005 76.4 69.2
2006 76 69.1
2007 76.2 69
2008 76.3 69.3
2009 76.7 69.7
2010 76.8 70.2
2011 77 70.8
2012 77 71.3
2013 77.1 71.9
2014 77.1 72.5
2015 77.1 72.8
2016 77.1 73
2017 77.4 73
2018 77.9 73
2019 77.4 72.9
2020 76 72.8
2021 74.6 73.4
2022 76.8 73.6
2023 77.9 73.6
2024 78 73.7
2025 78.2 73.9

Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Bosnia and Herzegovina

North Korea
Year Population
Bosnia North Korea
1960 3,281,381 11,722,953
1961 3,348,035 11,990,713
1962 3,407,532 12,262,882
1963 3,461,942 12,567,057
1964 3,513,441 12,889,770
1965 3,562,834 13,219,369
1966 3,610,562 13,569,094
1967 3,656,223 13,958,350
1968 3,698,794 14,365,596
1969 3,737,765 14,767,615
1970 3,773,247 15,172,775
1971 3,809,376 15,572,457
1972 3,848,271 15,975,069
1973 3,887,376 16,350,367
1974 3,926,472 16,673,121
1975 3,965,743 16,971,055
1976 4,004,552 17,243,450
1977 4,042,124 17,492,798
1978 4,078,240 17,735,995
1979 4,113,300 17,983,470
1980 4,148,426 18,236,786
1981 4,184,217 18,501,295
1982 4,221,100 18,776,357
1983 4,258,728 19,054,034
1984 4,295,536 19,335,043
1985 4,330,364 19,620,388
1986 4,362,115 19,910,855
1987 4,390,246 20,205,483
1988 4,414,404 20,503,161
1989 4,433,983 20,804,367
1990 4,448,652 21,112,137
1991 4,458,343 21,428,638
1992 4,234,616 21,750,911
1993 3,904,482 22,073,352
1994 3,725,412 22,393,975
1995 3,715,564 22,669,304
1996 3,875,246 22,895,746
1997 4,018,227 23,110,830
1998 4,089,356 23,311,564
1999 4,130,305 23,497,599
2000 4,159,771 23,665,910
2001 4,179,438 23,815,358
2002 4,188,002 23,943,973
2003 4,178,523 24,090,380
2004 4,140,987 24,254,943
2005 4,096,493 24,396,433
2006 4,063,272 24,524,507
2007 4,013,424 24,646,383
2008 3,947,544 24,764,618
2009 3,879,794 24,878,332
2010 3,811,472 24,987,258
2011 3,741,798 25,097,874
2012 3,670,113 25,211,728
2013 3,610,859 25,329,451
2014 3,564,829 25,451,262
2015 3,518,541 25,575,350
2016 3,473,003 25,698,326
2017 3,428,682 25,817,709
2018 3,387,000 25,931,147
2019 3,345,533 26,037,632
2020 3,299,349 26,136,312
2021 3,244,907 26,232,534
2022 3,204,802 26,328,845
2023 3,185,073 26,418,204
2024 3,164,253 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Korea

Fertility rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Bosnia North Korea
1960 3.96 3.57
1961 3.89 3.26
1962 3.81 3.41
1963 3.7 3.63
1964 3.6 3.55
1965 3.53 3.56
1966 3.39 3.71
1967 3.22 4.05
1968 3.08 3.87
1969 2.95 3.86
1970 2.79 3.85
1971 2.75 3.74
1972 2.67 3.89
1973 2.54 3.35
1974 2.45 3.14
1975 2.39 3.05
1976 2.31 2.84
1977 2.2 2.77
1978 2.08 2.79
1979 1.99 2.85
1980 1.98 2.84
1981 2.02 2.92
1982 2.05 2.85
1983 2.05 2.78
1984 2.02 2.71
1985 1.96 2.65
1986 1.91 2.59
1987 1.88 2.53
1988 1.85 2.47
1989 1.79 2.41
1990 1.79 2.39
1991 1.78 2.35
1992 1.76 2.29
1993 1.73 2.22
1994 1.7 2.18
1995 1.67 2.15
1996 1.65 2.09
1997 1.69 2.03
1998 1.56 1.99
1999 1.37 1.97
2000 1.28 1.94
2001 1.23 1.94
2002 1.23 1.92
2003 1.22 1.91
2004 1.22 1.9
2005 1.2 1.87
2006 1.18 1.94
2007 1.19 1.94
2008 1.21 1.97
2009 1.27 1.91
2010 1.26 1.89
2011 1.21 1.88
2012 1.25 1.88
2013 1.28 1.88
2014 1.26 1.87
2015 1.32 1.86
2016 1.36 1.86
2017 1.42 1.85
2018 1.5 1.83
2019 1.51 1.83
2020 1.52 1.82
2021 1.49 1.81
2022 1.48 1.8
2023 1.49 1.78

Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Bosnia and Herzegovina

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Bosnia North Korea
1960 21.5 19.9
1961 21.6 20.2
1962 21.6 20.6
1963 21.7 20.8
1964 21.7 21
1965 21.8 21.2
1966 21.9 21.3
1967 22 21.4
1968 22.1 21.4
1969 22.2 21.4
1970 22.4 21.4
1971 22.6 21.2
1972 22.9 20.9
1973 23.2 20.7
1974 23.6 20.7
1975 23.9 20.9
1976 24.2 21.1
1977 24.6 21.4
1978 25 21.8
1979 25.4 22.2
1980 25.8 22.5
1981 26.2 22.8
1982 26.5 23.1
1983 26.9 23.5
1984 27.3 23.9
1985 27.6 24.2
1986 28 24.5
1987 28.4 24.8
1988 28.8 25.1
1989 29.2 25.6
1990 29.7 26
1991 30.2 26.4
1992 30.9 26.8
1993 31.8 27.2
1994 32.6 27.6
1995 33 28
1996 32.9 28.3
1997 32.8 28.8
1998 33 29.2
1999 33.3 29.6
2000 33.6 30.1
2001 34 30.5
2002 34.4 31
2003 34.9 31.4
2004 35.4 31.8
2005 35.9 32.1
2006 36.5 32.5
2007 37.1 32.9
2008 37.8 33.3
2009 38.5 33.7
2010 39.1 34
2011 39.8 34.3
2012 40.5 34.5
2013 41.2 34.7
2014 41.8 35
2015 42.3 35.2
2016 42.8 35.4
2017 43.3 35.7
2018 43.8 35.9
2019 44.3 36.2
2020 44.8 36.4
2021 45.2 36.6
2022 45.6 36.8
2023 46 37.1
2024 46.3 37.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bosnia North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$27.3B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.9%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.25%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.81%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.19%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
58%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
22%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
63.5
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2011
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2011
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$9.42B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$3.12B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
197,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
6.24%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
77.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Bosnia North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,171 kg
2023
641 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.4
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.91 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
78.8%
2022
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
36.6%
2021
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.15%
2023
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share
24.9%
2023
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,677 kWh
2023
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
39.3%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
39.3%
2023
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Bosnia North Korea
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
-4,497
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.99 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.5 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
54.9
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
62
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.22
2023
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
124
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.3%
2022
100%
2018
English speaking
16%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
86.1%
2024
0%
2012

Health

Bosnia North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$667
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$206.1
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.91%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.32
2019
3.67
2017
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.3%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
23
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
36.2%
2022
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.87 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Bosnia North Korea
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
6,247 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,297 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,448 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,246 mi
2010
15,879 mi
2006

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