Eswatini vs North Korea statistics compared

Eswatini has a population of 1.24M (ranked 157/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Eswatini's land area is 6,641 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 154th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Eswatini and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Eswatini and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Eswatini

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Eswatini	North Korea
1960	$35,076,846	-
1961	$43,026,043	-
1962	$45,927,962	-
1963	$54,129,438	-
1964	$64,980,554	-
1965	$70,279,972	-
1966	$76,859,969	-
1967	$74,759,970	-
1968	$79,799,968	-
1969	$105,419,958	-
1970	$112,139,955	-
1971	$136,462,081	-
1972	$146,736,479	-
1973	$221,915,128	-
1974	$264,320,941	-
1975	$288,299,789	-
1976	$272,550,068	-
1977	$304,060,076	-
1978	$340,630,085	-
1979	$412,093,134	-
1980	$541,976,853	-
1981	$570,774,825	-
1982	$537,568,059	-
1983	$555,336,146	-
1984	$494,483,409	-
1985	$360,079,419	-
1986	$449,140,318	-
1987	$584,126,092	-
1988	$692,026,455	-
1989	$696,921,542	-
1990	$1,114,694,041	-
1991	$1,156,135,718	-
1992	$1,284,759,928	-
1993	$1,357,189,552	-
1994	$1,419,294,254	-
1995	$1,698,989,464	-
1996	$1,602,741,834	-
1997	$1,716,714,070	-
1998	$1,576,908,856	-
1999	$1,547,888,496	-
2000	$1,738,093,840	-
2001	$1,542,477,309	-
2002	$1,432,221,739	-
2003	$2,197,598,466	-
2004	$2,770,082,792	-
2005	$3,178,112,499	-
2006	$3,291,330,019	-
2007	$3,469,381,231	-
2008	$3,294,084,314	-
2009	$3,580,428,053	$23,356,470,000
2010	$4,438,765,086	$25,995,513,000
2011	$4,820,478,680	$29,005,020,000
2012	$4,886,551,484	$29,890,710,000
2013	$4,464,726,181	$30,588,922,000
2014	$4,286,015,248	$30,554,460,000
2015	$3,909,281,650	$30,723,030,000
2016	$3,724,180,911	$28,882,640,000
2017	$4,463,673,661	$29,105,440,000
2018	$4,644,696,656	$28,536,400,000
2019	$4,616,996,145	$28,222,880,000
2020	$4,120,621,325	$27,728,240,000
2021	$4,785,708,166	$32,301,720,000
2022	$4,741,163,885	$28,971,360,000
2023	$4,604,172,127	$32,155,360,000
2024	$4,891,883,720	$34,943,120,000

Eswatini and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Eswatini

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Eswatini	North Korea
1960	$101.6	-
1961	$121.8	-
1962	$127.1	-
1963	$146.4	-
1964	$171.6	-
1965	$181	-
1966	$192.7	-
1967	$182.8	-
1968	$190.4	-
1969	$245.2	-
1970	$254.2	-
1971	$301	-
1972	$315	-
1973	$463	-
1974	$536	-
1975	$568	-
1976	$521	-
1977	$563	-
1978	$610	-
1979	$714	-
1980	$908	-
1981	$925	-
1982	$843	-
1983	$843	-
1984	$726	-
1985	$510	-
1986	$611	-
1987	$765	-
1988	$865	-
1989	$832	-
1990	$1,278	-
1991	$1,273	-
1992	$1,362	-
1993	$1,397	-
1994	$1,461	-
1995	$1,751	-
1996	$1,619	-
1997	$1,705	-
1998	$1,547	-
1999	$1,502	-
2000	$1,669	-
2001	$1,468	-
2002	$1,352	-
2003	$2,060	-
2004	$2,581	-
2005	$2,945	-
2006	$3,035	-
2007	$3,181	-
2008	$3,000	-
2009	$3,240	$939
2010	$3,993	$1,040
2011	$4,312	$1,156
2012	$4,348	$1,186
2013	$3,951	$1,208
2014	$3,772	$1,201
2015	$3,421	$1,201
2016	$3,240	$1,124
2017	$3,854	$1,127
2018	$3,973	$1,100
2019	$3,913	$1,084
2020	$3,455	$1,061
2021	$3,966	$1,231
2022	$3,890	$1,100
2023	$3,742	$1,217
2024	$3,936	$1,319

Eswatini vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Eswatini

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Eswatini	North Korea
1950	43.4	14.2
1951	43.7	17.7
1952	44	32.8
1953	44.3	40.3
1954	44.6	50.6
1955	44.8	51.8
1956	45.1	52.8
1957	45.4	53.7
1958	45.8	54.5
1959	46.1	55.2
1960	46.4	55.8
1961	46.7	56.4
1962	47.1	57
1963	47.5	57.6
1964	47.9	58.2
1965	48.4	58.8
1966	49	59.4
1967	49.5	60.1
1968	50.1	60.8
1969	50.6	61.4
1970	51.2	62
1971	51.8	62.7
1972	52.4	63.3
1973	53	63.8
1974	53.7	64.3
1975	54.4	64.8
1976	55.2	65.3
1977	56	65.8
1978	56.8	66.3
1979	57.5	66.7
1980	58.2	67.2
1981	58.8	67.7
1982	59.5	68.1
1983	58.4	68.5
1984	60.4	68.9
1985	61.2	69.2
1986	61.6	69.5
1987	61.9	69.8
1988	61.9	70.1
1989	61.7	70.3
1990	61.2	70.5
1991	60.4	70.7
1992	59.3	71
1993	58.1	70.8
1994	56.6	70.5
1995	55.1	60.8
1996	53.3	60.8
1997	51.7	60.9
1998	50.1	60.9
1999	48.8	60.9
2000	47.6	60.9
2001	46.3	60.9
2002	45.4	60.9
2003	44.6	69.4
2004	43.9	69.3
2005	44	69.2
2006	44.6	69.1
2007	45.2	69
2008	45.9	69.3
2009	46.9	69.7
2010	48.3	70.2
2011	49.1	70.8
2012	50.7	71.3
2013	52.1	71.9
2014	53.5	72.5
2015	54.9	72.8
2016	56.2	73
2017	57.6	73
2018	58.7	73
2019	59.8	72.9
2020	59.9	72.8
2021	58.2	73.4
2022	63	73.6
2023	64.1	73.6
2024	64.3	73.7
2025	64.4	73.9

Eswatini and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Eswatini

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Eswatini	North Korea
1960	345,337	11,722,953
1961	353,264	11,990,713
1962	361,365	12,262,882
1963	369,759	12,567,057
1964	378,656	12,889,770
1965	388,336	13,219,369
1966	398,766	13,569,094
1967	409,031	13,958,350
1968	419,147	14,365,596
1969	429,875	14,767,615
1970	441,216	15,172,775
1971	453,183	15,572,457
1972	465,788	15,975,069
1973	479,038	16,350,367
1974	492,988	16,673,121
1975	507,673	16,971,055
1976	523,330	17,243,450
1977	540,348	17,492,798
1978	558,446	17,735,995
1979	577,199	17,983,470
1980	596,644	18,236,786
1981	616,808	18,501,295
1982	637,652	18,776,357
1983	658,957	19,054,034
1984	680,783	19,335,043
1985	706,196	19,620,388
1986	734,732	19,910,855
1987	763,811	20,205,483
1988	799,798	20,503,161
1989	837,800	20,804,367
1990	872,428	21,112,137
1991	908,189	21,428,638
1992	943,416	21,750,911
1993	971,318	22,073,352
1994	971,212	22,393,975
1995	970,433	22,669,304
1996	989,841	22,895,746
1997	1,006,635	23,110,830
1998	1,019,653	23,311,564
1999	1,030,782	23,497,599
2000	1,041,414	23,665,910
2001	1,051,064	23,815,358
2002	1,059,441	23,943,973
2003	1,066,700	24,090,380
2004	1,073,159	24,254,943
2005	1,079,022	24,396,433
2006	1,084,436	24,524,507
2007	1,090,705	24,646,383
2008	1,098,091	24,764,618
2009	1,105,153	24,878,332
2010	1,111,650	24,987,258
2011	1,117,833	25,097,874
2012	1,123,863	25,211,728
2013	1,129,990	25,329,451
2014	1,136,299	25,451,262
2015	1,142,813	25,575,350
2016	1,149,507	25,698,326
2017	1,158,195	25,817,709
2018	1,168,929	25,931,147
2019	1,179,874	26,037,632
2020	1,192,729	26,136,312
2021	1,206,593	26,232,534
2022	1,218,917	26,328,845
2023	1,230,506	26,418,204
2024	1,242,822	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Eswatini and North Korea

Fertility rate

Eswatini

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Eswatini	North Korea
1960	6.75	3.57
1961	6.77	3.26
1962	6.79	3.41
1963	6.8	3.63
1964	6.79	3.55
1965	6.79	3.56
1966	6.8	3.71
1967	6.77	4.05
1968	6.76	3.87
1969	6.76	3.86
1970	6.75	3.85
1971	6.74	3.74
1972	6.72	3.89
1973	6.72	3.35
1974	6.71	3.14
1975	6.71	3.05
1976	6.7	2.84
1977	6.68	2.77
1978	6.65	2.79
1979	6.61	2.85
1980	6.57	2.84
1981	6.54	2.92
1982	6.49	2.85
1983	6.43	2.78
1984	6.36	2.71
1985	6.28	2.65
1986	6.11	2.59
1987	5.9	2.53
1988	5.69	2.47
1989	5.48	2.41
1990	5.3	2.39
1991	5.13	2.35
1992	4.98	2.29
1993	4.82	2.22
1994	4.66	2.18
1995	4.52	2.15
1996	4.38	2.09
1997	4.24	2.03
1998	4.13	1.99
1999	4.09	1.97
2000	4.03	1.94
2001	3.94	1.94
2002	3.85	1.92
2003	3.8	1.91
2004	3.76	1.9
2005	3.7	1.87
2006	3.63	1.94
2007	3.58	1.94
2008	3.57	1.97
2009	3.5	1.91
2010	3.38	1.89
2011	3.32	1.88
2012	3.27	1.88
2013	3.24	1.88
2014	3.18	1.87
2015	3.12	1.86
2016	3.07	1.86
2017	3.02	1.85
2018	2.97	1.83
2019	2.93	1.83
2020	2.89	1.82
2021	2.84	1.81
2022	2.8	1.8
2023	2.75	1.78

Eswatini and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Eswatini

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Eswatini	North Korea
1960	16.6	19.9
1961	16.4	20.2
1962	16.3	20.6
1963	16.1	20.8
1964	16.1	21
1965	16.1	21.2
1966	16.1	21.3
1967	16.1	21.4
1968	16.2	21.4
1969	16.2	21.4
1970	16.3	21.4
1971	16.3	21.2
1972	16.3	20.9
1973	16.2	20.7
1974	16.2	20.7
1975	16.1	20.9
1976	16	21.1
1977	15.9	21.4
1978	15.8	21.8
1979	15.7	22.2
1980	15.6	22.5
1981	15.5	22.8
1982	15.4	23.1
1983	15.3	23.5
1984	15.3	23.9
1985	15.2	24.2
1986	15.3	24.5
1987	15.3	24.8
1988	15.6	25.1
1989	15.9	25.6
1990	16.1	26
1991	16.3	26.4
1992	16.5	26.8
1993	16.7	27.2
1994	16.3	27.6
1995	16.1	28
1996	16.3	28.3
1997	16.6	28.8
1998	16.9	29.2
1999	17.3	29.6
2000	17.6	30.1
2001	17.8	30.5
2002	18.1	31
2003	18.3	31.4
2004	18.5	31.8
2005	18.6	32.1
2006	18.7	32.5
2007	18.9	32.9
2008	19.1	33.3
2009	19.4	33.7
2010	19.6	34
2011	19.9	34.3
2012	20.2	34.5
2013	20.5	34.7
2014	20.7	35
2015	21	35.2
2016	21.2	35.4
2017	21.5	35.7
2018	21.8	35.9
2019	22.1	36.2
2020	22.4	36.4
2021	22.6	36.6
2022	22.8	36.8
2023	23	37.1
2024	23.2	37.3

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