Skip to content

Cyprus vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cyprus has a population of 1.36M (ranked 155/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Cyprus' land area is 3,568 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 163rd vs. 97th).

By GDP, Cyprus ranks 104/197 ($36.3B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Cyprus ranks 45/197 ($26,749), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Cyprus North Korea
Population
1380052
26621357
Population rank 153/197 56/197
GDP
$36.3B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 104/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$26,749
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 45/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$61,240
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$23.8B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$17,490
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 34/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$24,086
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
3,568 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
381 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Cyprus and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Cyprus and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Cyprus

North Korea
Year GDP
Cyprus North Korea
1975 $489,912,574 -
1976 $576,090,074 -
1977 $734,876,021 -
1978 $964,024,364 -
1979 $1,288,699,776 -
1980 $2,154,311,277 -
1981 $2,087,496,374 -
1982 $2,159,242,417 -
1983 $2,160,364,071 -
1984 $2,278,248,953 -
1985 $2,430,411,900 -
1986 $3,090,734,463 -
1987 $3,704,813,886 -
1988 $4,278,792,597 -
1989 $4,563,482,604 -
1990 $5,591,130,218 -
1991 $5,770,197,348 -
1992 $6,912,150,456 -
1993 $6,590,291,048 -
1994 $7,425,703,929 -
1995 $9,933,137,128 -
1996 $10,011,914,680 -
1997 $9,547,816,420 -
1998 $10,248,618,778 -
1999 $10,497,907,228 -
2000 $9,985,847,314 -
2001 $10,397,898,907 -
2002 $11,420,228,846 -
2003 $14,547,329,558 -
2004 $17,320,551,250 -
2005 $18,433,412,511 -
2006 $20,072,754,987 -
2007 $23,968,727,074 -
2008 $27,844,646,258 -
2009 $26,048,179,949 $23,356,470,000
2010 $25,799,940,078 $25,995,513,000
2011 $27,641,547,910 $29,005,020,000
2012 $25,047,436,975 $29,890,710,000
2013 $23,959,712,861 $30,588,922,000
2014 $23,225,918,260 $30,554,460,000
2015 $19,909,278,417 $30,723,030,000
2016 $21,046,462,281 $28,882,640,000
2017 $22,946,570,629 $29,105,440,000
2018 $25,754,001,368 $28,536,400,000
2019 $26,196,667,100 $28,222,880,000
2020 $25,555,093,854 $27,728,240,000
2021 $30,372,642,502 $32,301,720,000
2022 $30,935,566,077 $28,971,360,000
2023 $33,886,930,712 $32,155,360,000
2024 $36,333,022,329 $34,943,120,000

Cyprus and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Cyprus

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Cyprus North Korea
1975 $743 -
1976 $870 -
1977 $1,102 -
1978 $1,434 -
1979 $1,902 -
1980 $3,154 -
1981 $3,030 -
1982 $3,100 -
1983 $3,055 -
1984 $3,167 -
1985 $3,324 -
1986 $4,159 -
1987 $4,908 -
1988 $5,584 -
1989 $5,870 -
1990 $7,092 -
1991 $7,222 -
1992 $8,530 -
1993 $7,978 -
1994 $8,791 -
1995 $11,514 -
1996 $11,373 -
1997 $10,637 -
1998 $11,206 -
1999 $11,273 -
2000 $10,537 -
2001 $10,785 -
2002 $11,636 -
2003 $14,553 -
2004 $17,016 -
2005 $17,790 -
2006 $19,037 -
2007 $22,344 -
2008 $25,522 -
2009 $23,480 $939
2010 $22,876 $1,040
2011 $24,110 $1,156
2012 $21,493 $1,186
2013 $20,238 $1,208
2014 $19,326 $1,201
2015 $16,326 $1,201
2016 $17,013 $1,124
2017 $18,295 $1,127
2018 $20,267 $1,100
2019 $20,360 $1,084
2020 $19,624 $1,061
2021 $23,057 $1,231
2022 $23,236 $1,100
2023 $25,195 $1,217
2024 $26,749 $1,319

Cyprus vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cyprus

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Cyprus North Korea
1950 55.8 14.2
1951 56.8 17.7
1952 57.7 32.8
1953 58.4 40.3
1954 59.3 50.6
1955 59.7 51.8
1956 60.4 52.8
1957 61 53.7
1958 61.6 54.5
1959 62.3 55.2
1960 63.3 55.8
1961 64.1 56.4
1962 64.7 57
1963 61.8 57.6
1964 62.2 58.2
1965 66.1 58.8
1966 66.5 59.4
1967 66.9 60.1
1968 67.3 60.8
1969 67.6 61.4
1970 68.1 62
1971 68.4 62.7
1972 68.6 63.3
1973 69 63.8
1974 54.6 64.3
1975 70.3 64.8
1976 70.8 65.3
1977 71.3 65.8
1978 71.7 66.3
1979 72.2 66.7
1980 72.8 67.2
1981 73.1 67.7
1982 73.5 68.1
1983 73.7 68.5
1984 74 68.9
1985 74.6 69.2
1986 74.9 69.5
1987 75.3 69.8
1988 75.4 70.1
1989 75.8 70.3
1990 76 70.5
1991 76.2 70.7
1992 76.3 71
1993 76.3 70.8
1994 76.4 70.5
1995 76.6 60.8
1996 76.9 60.8
1997 77.1 60.9
1998 77.2 60.9
1999 77.6 60.9
2000 77.9 60.9
2001 78.2 60.9
2002 78.8 60.9
2003 78.9 69.4
2004 79 69.3
2005 79.2 69.2
2006 79.5 69.1
2007 79.8 69
2008 79.9 69.3
2009 80.4 69.7
2010 80.6 70.2
2011 80.9 70.8
2012 81.1 71.3
2013 81.3 71.9
2014 81.3 72.5
2015 81.5 72.8
2016 81.5 73
2017 81.5 73
2018 81.6 73
2019 81.5 72.9
2020 81.2 72.8
2021 80.6 73.4
2022 80.4 73.6
2023 81.6 73.6
2024 81.8 73.7
2025 82 73.9

Cyprus and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Cyprus

North Korea
Year Population
Cyprus North Korea
1960 586,490 11,722,953
1961 595,514 11,990,713
1962 601,466 12,262,882
1963 607,252 12,567,057
1964 612,521 12,889,770
1965 617,736 13,219,369
1966 623,390 13,569,094
1967 629,251 13,958,350
1968 635,157 14,365,596
1969 641,189 14,767,615
1970 647,446 15,172,775
1971 654,050 15,572,457
1972 661,063 15,975,069
1973 665,937 16,350,367
1974 663,254 16,673,121
1975 659,405 16,971,055
1976 662,032 17,243,450
1977 667,101 17,492,798
1978 672,249 17,735,995
1979 677,549 17,983,470
1980 683,076 18,236,786
1981 688,893 18,501,295
1982 696,497 18,776,357
1983 707,225 19,054,034
1984 719,334 19,335,043
1985 731,277 19,620,388
1986 743,105 19,910,855
1987 754,785 20,205,483
1988 766,235 20,503,161
1989 777,420 20,804,367
1990 788,351 21,112,137
1991 798,944 21,428,638
1992 810,341 21,750,911
1993 826,034 22,073,352
1994 844,667 22,393,975
1995 862,695 22,669,304
1996 880,290 22,895,746
1997 897,568 23,110,830
1998 914,548 23,311,564
1999 931,234 23,497,599
2000 947,667 23,665,910
2001 964,127 23,815,358
2002 981,440 23,943,973
2003 999,590 24,090,380
2004 1,017,875 24,254,943
2005 1,036,151 24,396,433
2006 1,054,418 24,524,507
2007 1,072,714 24,646,383
2008 1,091,026 24,764,618
2009 1,109,371 24,878,332
2010 1,127,816 24,987,258
2011 1,146,493 25,097,874
2012 1,165,397 25,211,728
2013 1,183,895 25,329,451
2014 1,201,801 25,451,262
2015 1,219,502 25,575,350
2016 1,237,112 25,698,326
2017 1,254,275 25,817,709
2018 1,270,737 25,931,147
2019 1,286,671 26,037,632
2020 1,302,247 26,136,312
2021 1,317,309 26,232,534
2022 1,331,370 26,328,845
2023 1,344,976 26,418,204
2024 1,358,282 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Cyprus and North Korea

Fertility rate
Cyprus

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Cyprus North Korea
1960 3.39 3.57
1961 3.62 3.26
1962 3.51 3.41
1963 3.49 3.63
1964 3.41 3.55
1965 3.47 3.56
1966 3.4 3.71
1967 3.32 4.05
1968 3.27 3.87
1969 3.19 3.86
1970 3.07 3.85
1971 3.04 3.74
1972 2.99 3.89
1973 2.4 3.35
1974 2.28 3.14
1975 2.11 3.05
1976 2.33 2.84
1977 2.09 2.77
1978 2.08 2.79
1979 2.14 2.85
1980 2.3 2.84
1981 2.15 2.92
1982 2.49 2.85
1983 2.49 2.78
1984 2.51 2.71
1985 2.43 2.65
1986 2.45 2.59
1987 2.39 2.53
1988 2.47 2.47
1989 2.37 2.41
1990 2.4 2.39
1991 2.34 2.35
1992 2.46 2.29
1993 2.25 2.22
1994 2.16 2.18
1995 2.03 2.15
1996 1.95 2.09
1997 1.86 2.03
1998 1.76 1.99
1999 1.67 1.97
2000 1.64 1.94
2001 1.57 1.94
2002 1.5 1.92
2003 1.51 1.91
2004 1.51 1.9
2005 1.48 1.87
2006 1.51 1.94
2007 1.45 1.94
2008 1.48 1.97
2009 1.48 1.91
2010 1.43 1.89
2011 1.36 1.88
2012 1.38 1.88
2013 1.3 1.88
2014 1.31 1.87
2015 1.32 1.86
2016 1.36 1.86
2017 1.32 1.85
2018 1.32 1.83
2019 1.33 1.83
2020 1.36 1.82
2021 1.39 1.81
2022 1.39 1.8
2023 1.39 1.78

Cyprus and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Cyprus

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Cyprus North Korea
1960 23.1 19.9
1961 23.1 20.2
1962 23.3 20.6
1963 23.5 20.8
1964 23.7 21
1965 23.9 21.2
1966 24 21.3
1967 24.2 21.4
1968 24.3 21.4
1969 24.5 21.4
1970 24.7 21.4
1971 24.9 21.2
1972 25.1 20.9
1973 25.3 20.7
1974 25.4 20.7
1975 25.5 20.9
1976 25.9 21.1
1977 26.3 21.4
1978 26.8 21.8
1979 27.2 22.2
1980 27.7 22.5
1981 28.2 22.8
1982 28.5 23.1
1983 28.7 23.5
1984 28.8 23.9
1985 28.9 24.2
1986 29.1 24.5
1987 29.2 24.8
1988 29.4 25.1
1989 29.6 25.6
1990 29.8 26
1991 30.1 26.4
1992 30.3 26.8
1993 30.4 27.2
1994 30.5 27.6
1995 30.6 28
1996 30.8 28.3
1997 31 28.8
1998 31.2 29.2
1999 31.4 29.6
2000 31.6 30.1
2001 31.8 30.5
2002 32 31
2003 32.2 31.4
2004 32.4 31.8
2005 32.6 32.1
2006 32.8 32.5
2007 33.1 32.9
2008 33.4 33.3
2009 33.6 33.7
2010 33.9 34
2011 34.2 34.3
2012 34.5 34.5
2013 34.8 34.7
2014 35.2 35
2015 35.6 35.2
2016 36 35.4
2017 36.4 35.7
2018 36.8 35.9
2019 37.2 36.2
2020 37.6 36.4
2021 38 36.6
2022 38.4 36.8
2023 38.8 37.1
2024 39.2 37.3

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for Cyprus and North Korea.

GDP per capita

GDP

Life expectancy

Population

Population density

Fertility rate

Median age

Land area

National statistics comparison

Finance

Cyprus North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$31B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
40.4%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.74%
2022
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.82%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.84%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
4.86%
2024
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
76.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
10.3%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
73.2
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.3%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
n/a
Number of billionaires
10
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0009%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
93
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$10.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.09B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$661M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
4,117,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
3.25%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
96.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Cyprus North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,673 kg
2023
641 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$23.6
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.18 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.34 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.5%
2022
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.6%
2021
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.44%
2023
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share
117%
2022
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,842 kWh
2023
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
15.1%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Cyprus North Korea
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
+8,138
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
67.1%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.4
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
71
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.82
2023
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
100%
2018
English speaking
75.1%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
91.2%
2023
0%
2012

Health

Cyprus North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,864
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$417
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
82 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.17%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.55
2021
3.67
2017
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
14
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.5
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
23.6%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
63
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.36 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Cyprus North Korea
% of world land
0.006%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
2,627 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
498 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
666 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,366 mi
2016
15,879 mi
2006

In-depth comparisons

Facts comparisons

Facts vs Cyprus vs North Korea
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare