Denmark vs North Korea statistics compared

Denmark has a population of 5.98M (ranked 114/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Denmark's land area is 15,444 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 130th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Denmark ranks 38/197 ($429B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Denmark ranks 12/197 ($71,852), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Denmark and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Denmark and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Denmark

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Denmark	North Korea
1960	$6,361,166,545	-
1961	$7,058,361,229	-
1962	$7,953,274,741	-
1963	$8,466,044,980	-
1964	$9,677,401,337	-
1965	$10,870,670,865	-
1966	$11,931,740,293	-
1967	$13,059,064,806	-
1968	$13,505,574,133	-
1969	$15,414,902,667	-
1970	$17,075,457,733	-
1971	$19,086,192,720	-
1972	$23,230,667,549	-
1973	$30,718,181,337	-
1974	$34,125,712,481	-
1975	$40,418,967,666	-
1976	$44,503,607,444	-
1977	$49,711,709,588	-
1978	$60,320,089,218	-
1979	$70,393,030,603	-
1980	$70,811,287,816	-
1981	$61,459,941,461	-
1982	$60,084,214,872	-
1983	$60,331,158,447	-
1984	$58,868,891,335	-
1985	$62,452,421,011	-
1986	$87,748,695,217	-
1987	$109,183,446,340	-
1988	$115,540,189,705	-
1989	$112,312,200,761	-
1990	$138,217,740,684	-
1991	$139,180,507,778	-
1992	$152,966,494,260	-
1993	$143,111,306,004	-
1994	$156,017,919,221	-
1995	$184,848,481,008	-
1996	$187,481,157,846	-
1997	$173,241,365,735	-
1998	$176,877,077,513	-
1999	$177,887,720,536	-
2000	$164,043,817,224	-
2001	$164,881,594,415	-
2002	$178,788,209,558	-
2003	$218,421,193,436	-
2004	$251,986,155,631	-
2005	$265,150,087,712	-
2006	$283,386,151,544	-
2007	$320,213,157,595	-
2008	$354,979,471,960	-
2009	$322,619,152,195	$23,356,470,000
2010	$322,345,594,075	$25,995,513,000
2011	$344,315,595,263	$29,005,020,000
2012	$326,792,574,245	$29,890,710,000
2013	$344,631,016,965	$30,588,922,000
2014	$352,832,602,064	$30,554,460,000
2015	$301,758,922,338	$30,723,030,000
2016	$312,181,849,372	$28,882,640,000
2017	$331,610,593,962	$29,105,440,000
2018	$355,293,374,912	$28,536,400,000
2019	$345,401,473,013	$28,222,880,000
2020	$355,631,021,932	$27,728,240,000
2021	$408,378,204,640	$32,301,720,000
2022	$401,945,576,108	$28,971,360,000
2023	$407,091,920,305	$32,155,360,000
2024	$429,457,372,072	$34,943,120,000

Denmark and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Denmark

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Denmark	North Korea
1960	$1,389	-
1961	$1,531	-
1962	$1,711	-
1963	$1,807	-
1964	$2,049	-
1965	$2,284	-
1966	$2,487	-
1967	$2,701	-
1968	$2,776	-
1969	$3,151	-
1970	$3,464	-
1971	$3,846	-
1972	$4,654	-
1973	$6,117	-
1974	$6,764	-
1975	$7,988	-
1976	$8,773	-
1977	$9,770	-
1978	$11,818	-
1979	$13,757	-
1980	$13,822	-
1981	$12,000	-
1982	$11,740	-
1983	$11,797	-
1984	$11,517	-
1985	$12,213	-
1986	$17,137	-
1987	$21,296	-
1988	$22,525	-
1989	$21,882	-
1990	$26,886	-
1991	$27,003	-
1992	$29,579	-
1993	$27,582	-
1994	$29,968	-
1995	$35,321	-
1996	$35,622	-
1997	$32,780	-
1998	$33,346	-
1999	$33,426	-
2000	$30,722	-
2001	$30,768	-
2002	$33,257	-
2003	$40,519	-
2004	$46,625	-
2005	$48,926	-
2006	$52,119	-
2007	$58,632	-
2008	$64,617	-
2009	$58,413	$939
2010	$58,105	$1,040
2011	$61,810	$1,156
2012	$58,444	$1,186
2013	$61,378	$1,208
2014	$62,520	$1,201
2015	$53,094	$1,201
2016	$54,501	$1,124
2017	$57,522	$1,127
2018	$61,325	$1,100
2019	$59,404	$1,084
2020	$60,985	$1,061
2021	$69,728	$1,231
2022	$68,091	$1,100
2023	$68,454	$1,217
2024	$71,852	$1,319

Denmark vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Denmark

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Denmark	North Korea
1950	70.3	14.2
1951	70.9	17.7
1952	70.8	32.8
1953	71.2	40.3
1954	71.3	50.6
1955	71.9	51.8
1956	72	52.8
1957	71.8	53.7
1958	72.2	54.5
1959	72.2	55.2
1960	72.2	55.8
1961	72.5	56.4
1962	72.4	57
1963	72.4	57.6
1964	72.5	58.2
1965	72.4	58.8
1966	72.5	59.4
1967	73	60.1
1968	73.1	60.8
1969	73.2	61.4
1970	73.4	62
1971	73.4	62.7
1972	73.5	63.3
1973	73.7	63.8
1974	73.8	64.3
1975	74.1	64.8
1976	73.8	65.3
1977	74.7	65.8
1978	74.4	66.3
1979	74.2	66.7
1980	74.1	67.2
1981	74.3	67.7
1982	74.6	68.1
1983	74.5	68.5
1984	74.6	68.9
1985	74.5	69.2
1986	74.6	69.5
1987	74.7	69.8
1988	74.8	70.1
1989	74.9	70.3
1990	74.9	70.5
1991	75.2	70.7
1992	75.3	71
1993	75.2	70.8
1994	75.4	70.5
1995	75.3	60.8
1996	75.7	60.8
1997	76	60.9
1998	76.4	60.9
1999	76.6	60.9
2000	76.8	60.9
2001	77	60.9
2002	77.1	60.9
2003	77.4	69.4
2004	77.8	69.3
2005	78.2	69.2
2006	78.2	69.1
2007	78.3	69
2008	78.7	69.3
2009	79	69.7
2010	79.2	70.2
2011	79.8	70.8
2012	80.1	71.3
2013	80.3	71.9
2014	80.6	72.5
2015	80.7	72.8
2016	80.9	73
2017	81.1	73
2018	81	73
2019	81.4	72.9
2020	81.5	72.8
2021	81.4	73.4
2022	81.3	73.6
2023	81.9	73.6
2024	82.1	73.7
2025	82.2	73.9

Denmark and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Denmark

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Denmark	North Korea
1960	4,579,603	11,722,953
1961	4,611,687	11,990,713
1962	4,647,727	12,262,882
1963	4,684,483	12,567,057
1964	4,722,072	12,889,770
1965	4,759,012	13,219,369
1966	4,797,381	13,569,094
1967	4,835,354	13,958,350
1968	4,864,883	14,365,596
1969	4,891,860	14,767,615
1970	4,928,757	15,172,775
1971	4,963,126	15,572,457
1972	4,991,596	15,975,069
1973	5,021,861	16,350,367
1974	5,045,297	16,673,121
1975	5,059,862	16,971,055
1976	5,072,596	17,243,450
1977	5,088,419	17,492,798
1978	5,104,248	17,735,995
1979	5,116,801	17,983,470
1980	5,123,027	18,236,786
1981	5,121,572	18,501,295
1982	5,117,810	18,776,357
1983	5,114,297	19,054,034
1984	5,111,619	19,335,043
1985	5,113,691	19,620,388
1986	5,120,534	19,910,855
1987	5,127,024	20,205,483
1988	5,129,516	20,503,161
1989	5,132,594	20,804,367
1990	5,140,939	21,112,137
1991	5,154,298	21,428,638
1992	5,171,370	21,750,911
1993	5,188,628	22,073,352
1994	5,206,180	22,393,975
1995	5,233,373	22,669,304
1996	5,263,074	22,895,746
1997	5,284,991	23,110,830
1998	5,304,219	23,311,564
1999	5,321,799	23,497,599
2000	5,339,616	23,665,910
2001	5,358,783	23,815,358
2002	5,375,931	23,943,973
2003	5,390,574	24,090,380
2004	5,404,523	24,254,943
2005	5,419,432	24,396,433
2006	5,437,272	24,524,507
2007	5,461,438	24,646,383
2008	5,493,621	24,764,618
2009	5,523,095	24,878,332
2010	5,547,683	24,987,258
2011	5,570,572	25,097,874
2012	5,591,572	25,211,728
2013	5,614,932	25,329,451
2014	5,643,475	25,451,262
2015	5,683,483	25,575,350
2016	5,728,010	25,698,326
2017	5,764,980	25,817,709
2018	5,793,636	25,931,147
2019	5,814,422	26,037,632
2020	5,831,404	26,136,312
2021	5,856,733	26,232,534
2022	5,903,037	26,328,845
2023	5,946,952	26,418,204
2024	5,976,992	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Denmark and North Korea

Fertility rate

Denmark

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Denmark	North Korea
1960	2.57	3.57
1961	2.55	3.26
1962	2.55	3.41
1963	2.67	3.63
1964	2.6	3.55
1965	2.61	3.56
1966	2.62	3.71
1967	2.35	4.05
1968	2.12	3.87
1969	2	3.86
1970	1.95	3.85
1971	2.04	3.74
1972	2.03	3.89
1973	1.92	3.35
1974	1.9	3.14
1975	1.92	3.05
1976	1.75	2.84
1977	1.66	2.77
1978	1.67	2.79
1979	1.6	2.85
1980	1.55	2.84
1981	1.44	2.92
1982	1.43	2.85
1983	1.38	2.78
1984	1.4	2.71
1985	1.45	2.65
1986	1.48	2.59
1987	1.5	2.53
1988	1.56	2.47
1989	1.62	2.41
1990	1.67	2.39
1991	1.68	2.35
1992	1.76	2.29
1993	1.75	2.22
1994	1.81	2.18
1995	1.8	2.15
1996	1.75	2.09
1997	1.75	2.03
1998	1.72	1.99
1999	1.73	1.97
2000	1.77	1.94
2001	1.74	1.94
2002	1.72	1.92
2003	1.76	1.91
2004	1.78	1.9
2005	1.8	1.87
2006	1.85	1.94
2007	1.84	1.94
2008	1.89	1.97
2009	1.84	1.91
2010	1.87	1.89
2011	1.75	1.88
2012	1.73	1.88
2013	1.67	1.88
2014	1.69	1.87
2015	1.71	1.86
2016	1.79	1.86
2017	1.75	1.85
2018	1.73	1.83
2019	1.7	1.83
2020	1.68	1.82
2021	1.72	1.81
2022	1.55	1.8
2023	1.5	1.78

Denmark and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Denmark

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Denmark	North Korea
1960	33	19.9
1961	33.1	20.2
1962	33	20.6
1963	33	20.8
1964	32.9	21
1965	32.8	21.2
1966	32.6	21.3
1967	32.5	21.4
1968	32.5	21.4
1969	32.5	21.4
1970	32.5	21.4
1971	32.5	21.2
1972	32.6	20.9
1973	32.7	20.7
1974	32.8	20.7
1975	33	20.9
1976	33.2	21.1
1977	33.4	21.4
1978	33.7	21.8
1979	33.9	22.2
1980	34.3	22.5
1981	34.7	22.8
1982	35.1	23.1
1983	35.5	23.5
1984	35.7	23.9
1985	36	24.2
1986	36.2	24.5
1987	36.5	24.8
1988	36.7	25.1
1989	36.9	25.6
1990	37.1	26
1991	37.3	26.4
1992	37.4	26.8
1993	37.5	27.2
1994	37.6	27.6
1995	37.7	28
1996	37.7	28.3
1997	37.9	28.8
1998	38	29.2
1999	38.2	29.6
2000	38.4	30.1
2001	38.6	30.5
2002	38.8	31
2003	39	31.4
2004	39.2	31.8
2005	39.5	32.1
2006	39.8	32.5
2007	40.1	32.9
2008	40.2	33.3
2009	40.4	33.7
2010	40.5	34
2011	40.7	34.3
2012	41	34.5
2013	41.2	34.7
2014	41.4	35
2015	41.5	35.2
2016	41.6	35.4
2017	41.7	35.7
2018	41.8	35.9
2019	41.9	36.2
2020	42.1	36.4
2021	42.2	36.6
2022	42.1	36.8
2023	42.2	37.1
2024	42.3	37.3

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