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Egypt vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Egypt has a population of 117M (ranked 13/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Egypt's land area is 384,345 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 29th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Egypt ranks 42/197 ($389B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Egypt ranks 137/197 ($3,338), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Egypt North Korea
Population
119759833
26621357
Population rank 13/197 56/197
GDP
$389B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 42/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$3,338
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 137/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$19,094
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$354B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.6%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$3,036
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 99/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,826
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
384,345 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
303 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.75
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
25.3 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
72 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Egypt and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Egypt and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Egypt

North Korea
Year GDP
Egypt North Korea
1960 $4,206,270,352 -
1961 $4,494,575,611 -
1962 $4,035,462,027 -
1963 $4,187,146,232 -
1964 $4,709,245,762 -
1965 $4,948,667,540 -
1966 $5,278,005,612 -
1967 $5,605,484,299 -
1968 $5,932,242,991 -
1969 $6,524,455,206 -
1970 $8,042,200,452 -
1971 $8,609,283,346 -
1972 $9,299,638,056 -
1973 $10,098,534,613 -
1974 $9,228,963,225 -
1975 $11,632,178,869 -
1976 $13,315,988,083 -
1977 $14,400,806,876 -
1978 $14,811,704,063 -
1979 $18,020,571,429 -
1980 $21,669,908,176 -
1981 $22,136,081,081 -
1982 $27,655,172,414 -
1983 $30,966,239,814 -
1984 $33,971,188,992 -
1985 $39,053,502,251 -
1986 $41,253,507,951 -
1987 $40,455,616,654 -
1988 $34,980,124,929 -
1989 $39,756,299,050 -
1990 $42,978,914,311 -
1991 $37,387,836,491 -
1992 $41,855,986,519 -
1993 $46,578,631,453 -
1994 $51,897,983,393 -
1995 $60,159,245,060 -
1996 $67,629,716,981 -
1997 $78,436,578,171 -
1998 $84,828,807,556 -
1999 $90,710,704,807 -
2000 $99,838,543,960 -
2001 $96,684,636,119 -
2002 $85,146,067,416 -
2003 $80,288,461,538 -
2004 $78,782,467,532 -
2005 $89,660,339,660 -
2006 $107,426,086,957 -
2007 $130,437,828,371 -
2008 $162,818,181,818 -
2009 $189,147,005,445 $23,356,470,000
2010 $218,983,666,062 $25,995,513,000
2011 $235,989,672,978 $29,005,020,000
2012 $279,116,666,667 $29,890,710,000
2013 $288,434,108,527 $30,588,922,000
2014 $305,595,408,895 $30,554,460,000
2015 $329,366,576,819 $30,723,030,000
2016 $332,441,717,791 $28,882,640,000
2017 $248,362,771,739 $29,105,440,000
2018 $262,588,632,527 $28,536,400,000
2019 $318,678,815,490 $28,222,880,000
2020 $383,817,841,547 $27,728,240,000
2021 $424,671,765,456 $32,301,720,000
2022 $476,747,720,365 $28,971,360,000
2023 $395,926,075,163 $32,155,360,000
2024 $389,059,911,004 $34,943,120,000

Egypt and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Egypt

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Egypt North Korea
1960 $156.4 -
1961 $162.8 -
1962 $142.4 -
1963 $143.9 -
1964 $157.7 -
1965 $161.6 -
1966 $168.1 -
1967 $174.1 -
1968 $179.8 -
1969 $193 -
1970 $232.3 -
1971 $243 -
1972 $256.5 -
1973 $272.2 -
1974 $243.1 -
1975 $299.2 -
1976 $335 -
1977 $353 -
1978 $355 -
1979 $421 -
1980 $493 -
1981 $490 -
1982 $596 -
1983 $648 -
1984 $690 -
1985 $770 -
1986 $790 -
1987 $754 -
1988 $634 -
1989 $701 -
1990 $736 -
1991 $623 -
1992 $681 -
1993 $740 -
1994 $807 -
1995 $916 -
1996 $1,009 -
1997 $1,146 -
1998 $1,213 -
1999 $1,268 -
2000 $1,366 -
2001 $1,295 -
2002 $1,117 -
2003 $1,031 -
2004 $991 -
2005 $1,106 -
2006 $1,299 -
2007 $1,548 -
2008 $1,896 -
2009 $2,162 $939
2010 $2,455 $1,040
2011 $2,591 $1,156
2012 $2,996 $1,186
2013 $3,026 $1,208
2014 $3,133 $1,201
2015 $3,307 $1,201
2016 $3,271 $1,124
2017 $2,395 $1,127
2018 $2,485 $1,100
2019 $2,963 $1,084
2020 $3,511 $1,061
2021 $3,827 $1,231
2022 $4,233 $1,100
2023 $3,457 $1,217
2024 $3,338 $1,319

Egypt vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Egypt

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Egypt North Korea
1950 34 14.2
1951 35.3 17.7
1952 36.6 32.8
1953 37.9 40.3
1954 39.1 50.6
1955 40.2 51.8
1956 41 52.8
1957 42.1 53.7
1958 42.9 54.5
1959 43.7 55.2
1960 44.4 55.8
1961 45.1 56.4
1962 45.8 57
1963 46.5 57.6
1964 47.1 58.2
1965 47.6 58.8
1966 48 59.4
1967 48.1 60.1
1968 48.6 60.8
1969 48.7 61.4
1970 49 62
1971 49.5 62.7
1972 49.9 63.3
1973 50.1 63.8
1974 51 64.3
1975 51.7 64.8
1976 52.5 65.3
1977 53.3 65.8
1978 54.1 66.3
1979 54.9 66.7
1980 55.7 67.2
1981 56.5 67.7
1982 57.2 68.1
1983 58 68.5
1984 58.7 68.9
1985 59.4 69.2
1986 60.1 69.5
1987 60.7 69.8
1988 61.4 70.1
1989 61.9 70.3
1990 62.5 70.5
1991 63.1 70.7
1992 63.6 71
1993 64.1 70.8
1994 64.7 70.5
1995 65.2 60.8
1996 65.7 60.8
1997 66.2 60.9
1998 66.6 60.9
1999 67 60.9
2000 67.3 60.9
2001 67.6 60.9
2002 67.8 60.9
2003 68 69.4
2004 68.2 69.3
2005 68.4 69.2
2006 68.5 69.1
2007 68.6 69
2008 68.8 69.3
2009 68.9 69.7
2010 69.1 70.2
2011 69.2 70.8
2012 69.5 71.3
2013 69.6 71.9
2014 69.9 72.5
2015 70.1 72.8
2016 70.4 73
2017 70.7 73
2018 71 73
2019 71.2 72.9
2020 69.8 72.8
2021 69 73.4
2022 71 73.6
2023 71.6 73.6
2024 71.8 73.7
2025 72 73.9

Egypt and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Egypt

North Korea
Year Population
Egypt North Korea
1960 26,896,479 11,722,953
1961 27,600,898 11,990,713
1962 28,337,013 12,262,882
1963 29,091,869 12,567,057
1964 29,858,922 12,889,770
1965 30,629,174 13,219,369
1966 31,406,541 13,569,094
1967 32,196,360 13,958,350
1968 32,998,319 14,365,596
1969 33,811,615 14,767,615
1970 34,623,990 15,172,775
1971 35,433,368 15,572,457
1972 36,258,328 15,975,069
1973 37,102,043 16,350,367
1974 37,969,667 16,673,121
1975 38,875,327 16,971,055
1976 39,795,557 17,243,450
1977 40,748,870 17,492,798
1978 41,761,431 17,735,995
1979 42,818,628 17,983,470
1980 43,950,413 18,236,786
1981 45,147,224 18,501,295
1982 46,407,611 18,776,357
1983 47,786,402 19,054,034
1984 49,247,334 19,335,043
1985 50,734,968 19,620,388
1986 52,206,295 19,910,855
1987 53,674,435 20,205,483
1988 55,187,681 20,503,161
1989 56,710,642 20,804,367
1990 58,396,618 21,112,137
1991 60,028,997 21,428,638
1992 61,480,660 21,750,911
1993 62,915,681 22,073,352
1994 64,285,589 22,393,975
1995 65,652,622 22,669,304
1996 67,028,048 22,895,746
1997 68,431,740 23,110,830
1998 69,943,294 23,311,564
1999 71,520,954 23,497,599
2000 73,083,284 23,665,910
2001 74,652,029 23,815,358
2002 76,239,137 23,943,973
2003 77,853,548 24,090,380
2004 79,477,443 24,254,943
2005 81,101,004 24,396,433
2006 82,700,403 24,524,507
2007 84,276,225 24,646,383
2008 85,864,789 24,764,618
2009 87,501,636 24,878,332
2010 89,196,072 24,987,258
2011 91,093,059 25,097,874
2012 93,161,001 25,211,728
2013 95,333,553 25,329,451
2014 97,528,654 25,451,262
2015 99,597,342 25,575,350
2016 101,644,589 25,698,326
2017 103,696,057 25,817,709
2018 105,682,094 25,931,147
2019 107,553,158 26,037,632
2020 109,315,124 26,136,312
2021 110,957,008 26,232,534
2022 112,618,250 26,328,845
2023 114,535,772 26,418,204
2024 116,538,258 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Egypt and North Korea

Fertility rate
Egypt

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Egypt North Korea
1960 6.79 3.57
1961 6.76 3.26
1962 6.71 3.41
1963 6.65 3.63
1964 6.54 3.55
1965 6.39 3.56
1966 6.31 3.71
1967 6.25 4.05
1968 6.19 3.87
1969 6.12 3.86
1970 6.06 3.85
1971 5.99 3.74
1972 5.93 3.89
1973 5.84 3.35
1974 5.78 3.14
1975 5.75 3.05
1976 5.73 2.84
1977 5.68 2.77
1978 5.63 2.79
1979 5.57 2.85
1980 5.49 2.84
1981 5.37 2.92
1982 5.33 2.85
1983 5.31 2.78
1984 5.21 2.71
1985 5.12 2.65
1986 5 2.59
1987 4.91 2.53
1988 4.83 2.47
1989 4.68 2.41
1990 4.51 2.39
1991 4.32 2.35
1992 4.15 2.29
1993 3.99 2.22
1994 3.87 2.18
1995 3.76 2.15
1996 3.7 2.09
1997 3.68 2.03
1998 3.68 1.99
1999 3.6 1.97
2000 3.51 1.94
2001 3.46 1.94
2002 3.41 1.92
2003 3.35 1.91
2004 3.28 1.9
2005 3.25 1.87
2006 3.22 1.94
2007 3.24 1.94
2008 3.24 1.97
2009 3.26 1.91
2010 3.3 1.89
2011 3.31 1.88
2012 3.4 1.88
2013 3.49 1.88
2014 3.49 1.87
2015 3.5 1.86
2016 3.35 1.86
2017 3.31 1.85
2018 3.02 1.83
2019 2.87 1.83
2020 2.85 1.82
2021 2.75 1.81
2022 2.75 1.8
2023 2.75 1.78

Egypt and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Egypt

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Egypt North Korea
1960 19.7 19.9
1961 19.5 20.2
1962 19.3 20.6
1963 19.2 20.8
1964 19.1 21
1965 19 21.2
1966 19 21.3
1967 19.1 21.4
1968 19.1 21.4
1969 19.1 21.4
1970 19.2 21.4
1971 19.2 21.2
1972 19.2 20.9
1973 19.2 20.7
1974 19.3 20.7
1975 19.3 20.9
1976 19.3 21.1
1977 19.3 21.4
1978 19.3 21.8
1979 19.3 22.2
1980 19.3 22.5
1981 19.3 22.8
1982 19.3 23.1
1983 19.3 23.5
1984 19.3 23.9
1985 19.4 24.2
1986 19.4 24.5
1987 19.4 24.8
1988 19.4 25.1
1989 19.4 25.6
1990 19.5 26
1991 19.6 26.4
1992 19.7 26.8
1993 19.9 27.2
1994 20 27.6
1995 20.1 28
1996 20.3 28.3
1997 20.5 28.8
1998 20.7 29.2
1999 20.9 29.6
2000 21.2 30.1
2001 21.4 30.5
2002 21.6 31
2003 21.8 31.4
2004 22.1 31.8
2005 22.3 32.1
2006 22.5 32.5
2007 22.7 32.9
2008 22.9 33.3
2009 23.1 33.7
2010 23.3 34
2011 23.4 34.3
2012 23.6 34.5
2013 23.7 34.7
2014 23.8 35
2015 23.9 35.2
2016 24 35.4
2017 24.1 35.7
2018 24.2 35.9
2019 24.4 36.2
2020 24.5 36.4
2021 24.7 36.6
2022 24.8 36.8
2023 25 37.1
2024 25.3 37.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Egypt North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$409B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28.9%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.93%
2015
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.87%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
836,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-12.1%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
6.75%
2023
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
32.6%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
4.2%
2021
n/a
Number of billionaires
5
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.000007%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
246
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$42.6B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$44.9B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$29.6B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
13,026,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
12.2%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
43.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Egypt North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
928 kg
2023
641 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
249.3 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.18 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
94.7%
2022
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
6.1%
2021
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.23%
2023
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share
20.3%
2023
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,493 kWh
2023
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
12.2%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.19%
2023
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Egypt North Korea
% of world population
1.43%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
+123,884
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
43.3%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.34
2017
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.1
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
79.5%
2022
100%
2018
English speaking
40%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
72.7%
2023
0%
2012

Health

Egypt North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$171
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$92
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
72 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.52%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.68
2020
3.67
2017
Age at first childbirth
22.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
17
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
17.5
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
45.6%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
22.4%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
13
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.13 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Egypt North Korea
% of world land
0.67%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
3,298 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
15,668 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
173.7 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
202,101 mi
2024
15,879 mi
2006

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