Ethiopia vs North Korea statistics compared

Ethiopia has a population of 132M (ranked 10/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Ethiopia's land area is 435,716 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 25th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Ethiopia ranks 62/197 ($127B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Ethiopia ranks 176/197 ($1,011), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Ethiopia and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Ethiopia and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Ethiopia

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Ethiopia	North Korea
1960	$1,610,511,694	-
1961	$1,680,859,514	-
1962	$1,747,566,307	-
1963	$1,825,058,828	-
1964	$1,984,129,186	-
1965	$2,159,998,591	-
1966	$2,324,466,416	-
1967	$2,461,762,003	-
1968	$2,619,948,865	-
1969	$2,768,987,372	-
1970	$3,045,354,455	-
1971	$3,224,280,835	-
1972	$3,520,252,938	-
1973	$4,070,570,550	-
1974	$4,577,209,966	-
1975	$4,577,047,854	-
1976	$4,943,806,093	-
1977	$5,651,840,585	-
1978	$6,014,961,435	-
1979	$6,586,048,398	-
1980	$7,012,585,454	-
1981	$7,507,663,567	-
1982	$7,899,988,841	-
1983	$8,781,664,427	-
1984	$8,298,309,581	-
1985	$9,717,392,687	-
1986	$10,094,328,898	-
1987	$10,790,001,558	-
1988	$11,181,119,718	-
1989	$11,762,932,007	-
1990	$12,478,943,895	-
1991	$13,799,799,324	-
1992	$10,754,799,037	-
1993	$9,051,043,870	-
1994	$7,100,806,754	-
1995	$7,855,205,207	-
1996	$8,761,215,548	-
1997	$8,803,539,988	-
1998	$8,013,274,132	-
1999	$7,892,973,532	-
2000	$8,242,349,618	-
2001	$8,231,326,016	-
2002	$7,850,809,498	-
2003	$8,623,691,300	-
2004	$10,131,187,261	-
2005	$12,401,139,454	-
2006	$15,280,861,835	-
2007	$19,707,616,773	-
2008	$27,066,912,635	-
2009	$32,437,389,116	$23,356,470,000
2010	$29,933,790,334	$25,995,513,000
2011	$31,952,763,089	$29,005,020,000
2012	$43,310,721,414	$29,890,710,000
2013	$47,648,276,605	$30,588,922,000
2014	$55,612,228,234	$30,554,460,000
2015	$64,589,328,551	$30,723,030,000
2016	$74,296,766,562	$28,882,640,000
2017	$81,770,885,148	$29,105,440,000
2018	$84,269,180,857	$28,536,400,000
2019	$95,912,620,248	$28,222,880,000
2020	$107,657,732,424	$27,728,240,000
2021	$111,261,888,669	$32,301,720,000
2022	$126,772,707,851	$28,971,360,000
2023	-	$32,155,360,000
2024	-	$34,943,120,000

Ethiopia and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Ethiopia

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Ethiopia	North Korea
1960	$75.3	-
1961	$76.7	-
1962	$77.8	-
1963	$79.2	-
1964	$83.8	-
1965	$88.9	-
1966	$93.2	-
1967	$96.1	-
1968	$99.5	-
1969	$102.3	-
1970	$109.4	-
1971	$112.7	-
1972	$119.8	-
1973	$134.9	-
1974	$147.9	-
1975	$144.3	-
1976	$152	-
1977	$170.4	-
1978	$178.3	-
1979	$192.4	-
1980	$203.7	-
1981	$212.7	-
1982	$215.3	-
1983	$232.7	-
1984	$214.2	-
1985	$243.9	-
1986	$246	-
1987	$254.1	-
1988	$253.2	-
1989	$256.4	-
1990	$262.1	-
1991	$277.6	-
1992	$207.4	-
1993	$168.5	-
1994	$127.7	-
1995	$136.5	-
1996	$147.3	-
1997	$143.4	-
1998	$126.5	-
1999	$120.7	-
2000	$122.3	-
2001	$118.5	-
2002	$109.6	-
2003	$116.8	-
2004	$133.2	-
2005	$158.2	-
2006	$189.3	-
2007	$237.1	-
2008	$316	-
2009	$369	$939
2010	$331	$1,040
2011	$343	$1,156
2012	$452	$1,186
2013	$484	$1,208
2014	$550	$1,201
2015	$622	$1,201
2016	$696	$1,124
2017	$746	$1,127
2018	$748	$1,100
2019	$829	$1,084
2020	$905	$1,061
2021	$911	$1,231
2022	$1,011	$1,100
2023	-	$1,217
2024	-	$1,319

Ethiopia vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Ethiopia

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Ethiopia	North Korea
1950	35.5	14.2
1951	35.9	17.7
1952	36.2	32.8
1953	36.6	40.3
1954	37	50.6
1955	37.3	51.8
1956	37.8	52.8
1957	32.2	53.7
1958	32.6	54.5
1959	39.2	55.2
1960	39.6	55.8
1961	40.2	56.4
1962	40.5	57
1963	41	57.6
1964	41.3	58.2
1965	41.4	58.8
1966	39.3	59.4
1967	41.9	60.1
1968	42.1	60.8
1969	42.1	61.4
1970	42.1	62
1971	42.2	62.7
1972	41	63.3
1973	41.1	63.8
1974	39.1	64.3
1975	38.9	64.8
1976	41.3	65.3
1977	41.4	65.8
1978	41.5	66.3
1979	42.4	66.7
1980	42.8	67.2
1981	43.1	67.7
1982	43.4	68.1
1983	36.3	68.5
1984	36.7	68.9
1985	37.7	69.2
1986	38.4	69.5
1987	45.9	69.8
1988	45.7	70.1
1989	45.6	70.3
1990	45.1	70.5
1991	46.7	70.7
1992	47.3	71
1993	47.7	70.8
1994	47.9	70.5
1995	48.2	60.8
1996	48.7	60.8
1997	49.2	60.9
1998	49.8	60.9
1999	49.5	60.9
2000	50.9	60.9
2001	51.4	60.9
2002	52.1	60.9
2003	52.9	69.4
2004	53.7	69.3
2005	54.4	69.2
2006	55.4	69.1
2007	56.6	69
2008	57.7	69.3
2009	58.7	69.7
2010	59.7	70.2
2011	60.6	70.8
2012	61.4	71.3
2013	62.2	71.9
2014	62.9	72.5
2015	63.6	72.8
2016	64.2	73
2017	64.8	73
2018	65.3	73
2019	65.7	72.9
2020	66	72.8
2021	65.3	73.4
2022	66.9	73.6
2023	67.3	73.6
2024	67.6	73.7
2025	67.9	73.9

Ethiopia and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Ethiopia

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Ethiopia	North Korea
1960	21,376,693	11,722,953
1961	21,906,102	11,990,713
1962	22,465,126	12,262,882
1963	23,051,637	12,567,057
1964	23,666,548	12,889,770
1965	24,310,612	13,219,369
1966	24,952,689	13,569,094
1967	25,620,276	13,958,350
1968	26,337,930	14,365,596
1969	27,072,571	14,767,615
1970	27,829,128	15,172,775
1971	28,600,106	15,572,457
1972	29,374,608	15,975,069
1973	30,166,785	16,350,367
1974	30,957,273	16,673,121
1975	31,723,252	16,971,055
1976	32,534,418	17,243,450
1977	33,167,272	17,492,798
1978	33,734,592	17,735,995
1979	34,238,652	17,983,470
1980	34,428,514	18,236,786
1981	35,304,012	18,501,295
1982	36,701,290	18,776,357
1983	37,740,817	19,054,034
1984	38,735,722	19,335,043
1985	39,842,136	19,620,388
1986	41,037,656	19,910,855
1987	42,460,039	20,205,483
1988	44,150,825	20,503,161
1989	45,879,690	20,804,367
1990	47,609,755	21,112,137
1991	49,717,198	21,428,638
1992	51,853,747	21,750,911
1993	53,708,891	22,073,352
1994	55,611,508	22,393,975
1995	57,537,335	22,669,304
1996	59,467,635	22,895,746
1997	61,404,539	23,110,830
1998	63,363,524	23,311,564
1999	65,374,561	23,497,599
2000	67,411,494	23,665,910
2001	69,487,762	23,815,358
2002	71,635,517	23,943,973
2003	73,832,663	24,090,380
2004	76,077,206	24,254,943
2005	78,367,470	24,396,433
2006	80,703,490	24,524,507
2007	83,103,217	24,646,383
2008	85,543,668	24,764,618
2009	88,007,636	24,878,332
2010	90,538,514	24,987,258
2011	93,149,970	25,097,874
2012	95,798,767	25,211,728
2013	98,438,751	25,329,451
2014	101,115,610	25,451,262
2015	103,867,135	25,575,350
2016	106,718,162	25,698,326
2017	109,666,481	25,817,709
2018	112,664,152	25,931,147
2019	115,737,383	26,037,632
2020	118,917,671	26,136,312
2021	122,138,588	26,232,534
2022	125,384,287	26,328,845
2023	128,691,692	26,418,204
2024	132,059,767	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Ethiopia and North Korea

Fertility rate

Ethiopia

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Ethiopia	North Korea
1960	6.51	3.57
1961	6.53	3.26
1962	6.56	3.41
1963	6.59	3.63
1964	6.61	3.55
1965	6.63	3.56
1966	6.66	3.71
1967	6.68	4.05
1968	6.7	3.87
1969	6.72	3.86
1970	6.78	3.85
1971	6.84	3.74
1972	6.9	3.89
1973	6.96	3.35
1974	7.02	3.14
1975	7.08	3.05
1976	7.13	2.84
1977	7.19	2.77
1978	7.23	2.79
1979	7.25	2.85
1980	7.29	2.84
1981	7.31	2.92
1982	7.34	2.85
1983	7.35	2.78
1984	7.36	2.71
1985	7.34	2.65
1986	7.32	2.59
1987	7.29	2.53
1988	7.26	2.47
1989	7.23	2.41
1990	7.2	2.39
1991	7.16	2.35
1992	7.13	2.29
1993	7.09	2.22
1994	7.05	2.18
1995	7	2.15
1996	6.93	2.09
1997	6.87	2.03
1998	6.79	1.99
1999	6.72	1.97
2000	6.65	1.94
2001	6.58	1.94
2002	6.5	1.92
2003	6.4	1.91
2004	6.3	1.9
2005	6.19	1.87
2006	6.05	1.94
2007	5.89	1.94
2008	5.7	1.97
2009	5.49	1.91
2010	5.28	1.89
2011	5.08	1.88
2012	4.89	1.88
2013	4.71	1.88
2014	4.61	1.87
2015	4.53	1.86
2016	4.47	1.86
2017	4.4	1.85
2018	4.37	1.83
2019	4.35	1.83
2020	4.27	1.82
2021	4.18	1.81
2022	4.08	1.8
2023	3.99	1.78

Ethiopia and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Ethiopia

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Ethiopia	North Korea
1960	18.6	19.9
1961	18.6	20.2
1962	18.6	20.6
1963	18.6	20.8
1964	18.6	21
1965	18.6	21.2
1966	18.5	21.3
1967	18.5	21.4
1968	18.4	21.4
1969	18.3	21.4
1970	18.1	21.4
1971	17.9	21.2
1972	17.7	20.9
1973	17.6	20.7
1974	17.5	20.7
1975	17.3	20.9
1976	17.2	21.1
1977	17.1	21.4
1978	17	21.8
1979	16.9	22.2
1980	16.8	22.5
1981	16.8	22.8
1982	16.7	23.1
1983	16.7	23.5
1984	16.8	23.9
1985	16.9	24.2
1986	16.9	24.5
1987	16.9	24.8
1988	16.9	25.1
1989	16.9	25.6
1990	16.9	26
1991	16.9	26.4
1992	16.9	26.8
1993	16.8	27.2
1994	16.7	27.6
1995	16.6	28
1996	16.5	28.3
1997	16.4	28.8
1998	16.3	29.2
1999	16.2	29.6
2000	16.2	30.1
2001	16.1	30.5
2002	16.1	31
2003	16.1	31.4
2004	16.2	31.8
2005	16.2	32.1
2006	16.3	32.5
2007	16.4	32.9
2008	16.5	33.3
2009	16.7	33.7
2010	16.9	34
2011	17.1	34.3
2012	17.4	34.5
2013	17.6	34.7
2014	17.9	35
2015	18.1	35.2
2016	18.3	35.4
2017	18.6	35.7
2018	18.8	35.9
2019	19	36.2
2020	19.2	36.4
2021	19.4	36.6
2022	19.6	36.8
2023	19.7	37.1
2024	19.9	37.3

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