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Georgia vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Georgia has a population of 3.67M (ranked 130/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Georgia's land area is 26,830 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 118th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Georgia ranks 107/197 ($33.8B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Georgia ranks 89/197 ($9,194), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Georgia North Korea
Population
3672886
26621357
Population rank 130/197 56/197
GDP
$33.8B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 107/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$9,194
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 89/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$28,418
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$12.2B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.8%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$3,318
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 97/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,750
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
26,830 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
136.9 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.81
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
38 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Georgia and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Georgia and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Georgia

North Korea
Year GDP
Georgia North Korea
1987 $7,321,981,334 -
1988 $8,833,588,173 -
1989 $8,902,632,715 -
1990 $7,735,927,264 -
1991 $6,324,503,311 -
1992 $3,690,328,964 -
1993 $2,701,181,331 -
1994 $2,513,867,645 -
1995 $2,693,732,612 -
1996 $3,094,936,177 -
1997 $3,510,520,231 -
1998 $3,613,497,317 -
1999 $2,800,025,883 -
2000 $3,057,475,335 -
2001 $3,219,462,262 -
2002 $3,395,766,678 -
2003 $3,991,377,904 -
2004 $5,125,365,192 -
2005 $6,410,912,050 -
2006 $7,745,250,734 -
2007 $10,172,931,089 -
2008 $12,795,145,131 -
2009 $10,766,920,066 $23,356,470,000
2010 $12,426,907,967 $25,995,513,000
2011 $15,475,290,469 $29,005,020,000
2012 $16,894,392,033 $29,890,710,000
2013 $17,517,660,144 $30,588,922,000
2014 $17,966,015,109 $30,554,460,000
2015 $15,223,796,149 $30,723,030,000
2016 $15,444,548,902 $28,882,640,000
2017 $16,473,125,375 $29,105,440,000
2018 $17,902,544,881 $28,536,400,000
2019 $17,638,337,117 $28,222,880,000
2020 $16,010,869,216 $27,728,240,000
2021 $18,853,115,589 $32,301,720,000
2022 $24,984,568,960 $28,971,360,000
2023 $30,777,833,601 $32,155,360,000
2024 $33,776,141,251 $34,943,120,000

Georgia and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Georgia

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Georgia North Korea
1987 $1,544 -
1988 $1,844 -
1989 $1,853 -
1990 $1,611 -
1991 $1,308 -
1992 $757 -
1993 $550 -
1994 $520 -
1995 $578 -
1996 $689 -
1997 $807 -
1998 $852 -
1999 $674 -
2000 $750 -
2001 $802 -
2002 $854 -
2003 $1,010 -
2004 $1,305 -
2005 $1,643 -
2006 $1,996 -
2007 $2,635 -
2008 $3,325 -
2009 $2,823 $939
2010 $3,282 $1,040
2011 $4,120 $1,156
2012 $4,531 $1,186
2013 $4,712 $1,208
2014 $4,830 $1,201
2015 $4,087 $1,201
2016 $4,143 $1,124
2017 $4,419 $1,127
2018 $4,804 $1,100
2019 $4,741 $1,084
2020 $4,301 $1,061
2021 $5,084 $1,231
2022 $6,730 $1,100
2023 $8,284 $1,217
2024 $9,194 $1,319

Georgia vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Georgia

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Georgia North Korea
1950 57.7 14.2
1951 58 17.7
1952 58.4 32.8
1953 58.8 40.3
1954 59.1 50.6
1955 59.5 51.8
1956 59.9 52.8
1957 60.2 53.7
1958 60.6 54.5
1959 61 55.2
1960 61.3 55.8
1961 61.7 56.4
1962 62.1 57
1963 62.5 57.6
1964 62.8 58.2
1965 63.1 58.8
1966 63.4 59.4
1967 63.8 60.1
1968 64.1 60.8
1969 64.5 61.4
1970 64.9 62
1971 65.2 62.7
1972 65.5 63.3
1973 65.9 63.8
1974 66.2 64.3
1975 66.5 64.8
1976 66.9 65.3
1977 67.2 65.8
1978 67.6 66.3
1979 67.9 66.7
1980 68.3 67.2
1981 68.7 67.7
1982 69.1 68.1
1983 69.1 68.5
1984 68.8 68.9
1985 69 69.2
1986 69.2 69.5
1987 69.2 69.8
1988 68.8 70.1
1989 68.6 70.3
1990 68.7 70.5
1991 68.2 70.7
1992 67.8 71
1993 67.4 70.8
1994 68.7 70.5
1995 69.4 60.8
1996 70.6 60.8
1997 69.7 60.9
1998 69.8 60.9
1999 70 60.9
2000 70.1 60.9
2001 70.4 60.9
2002 70.4 60.9
2003 71.4 69.4
2004 71 69.3
2005 70.7 69.2
2006 71 69.1
2007 71 69
2008 70.9 69.3
2009 71.1 69.7
2010 71.7 70.2
2011 72.5 70.8
2012 72.7 71.3
2013 73 71.9
2014 73.1 72.5
2015 73.2 72.8
2016 73.1 73
2017 73.4 73
2018 74 73
2019 74.2 72.9
2020 73.5 72.8
2021 71.6 73.4
2022 74.1 73.6
2023 74.5 73.6
2024 74.7 73.7
2025 74.8 73.9

Georgia and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Georgia

North Korea
Year Population
Georgia North Korea
1960 3,645,600 11,722,953
1961 3,703,600 11,990,713
1962 3,760,300 12,262,882
1963 3,816,100 12,567,057
1964 3,870,300 12,889,770
1965 3,921,600 13,219,369
1966 3,966,700 13,569,094
1967 4,005,800 13,958,350
1968 4,042,300 14,365,596
1969 4,080,300 14,767,615
1970 4,119,900 15,172,775
1971 4,163,000 15,572,457
1972 4,205,300 15,975,069
1973 4,242,500 16,350,367
1974 4,279,500 16,673,121
1975 4,311,200 16,971,055
1976 4,342,400 17,243,450
1977 4,372,100 17,492,798
1978 4,397,700 17,735,995
1979 4,430,200 17,983,470
1980 4,467,700 18,236,786
1981 4,504,500 18,501,295
1982 4,542,800 18,776,357
1983 4,582,900 19,054,034
1984 4,622,200 19,335,043
1985 4,662,900 19,620,388
1986 4,704,500 19,910,855
1987 4,743,500 20,205,483
1988 4,790,700 20,503,161
1989 4,803,300 20,804,367
1990 4,802,000 21,112,137
1991 4,835,900 21,428,638
1992 4,873,500 21,750,911
1993 4,911,100 22,073,352
1994 4,836,076 22,393,975
1995 4,657,722 22,669,304
1996 4,491,699 22,895,746
1997 4,349,913 23,110,830
1998 4,243,607 23,311,564
1999 4,157,192 23,497,599
2000 4,077,131 23,665,910
2001 4,014,373 23,815,358
2002 3,978,515 23,943,973
2003 3,951,736 24,090,380
2004 3,927,340 24,254,943
2005 3,902,469 24,396,433
2006 3,880,347 24,524,507
2007 3,860,158 24,646,383
2008 3,848,449 24,764,618
2009 3,814,419 24,878,332
2010 3,786,695 24,987,258
2011 3,756,441 25,097,874
2012 3,728,874 25,211,728
2013 3,717,668 25,329,451
2014 3,719,414 25,451,262
2015 3,725,276 25,575,350
2016 3,727,505 25,698,326
2017 3,728,004 25,817,709
2018 3,726,549 25,931,147
2019 3,720,161 26,037,632
2020 3,722,716 26,136,312
2021 3,708,610 26,232,534
2022 3,712,502 26,328,845
2023 3,715,483 26,418,204
2024 3,673,850 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Georgia and North Korea

Fertility rate
Georgia

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Georgia North Korea
1960 2.94 3.57
1961 2.94 3.26
1962 2.94 3.41
1963 2.95 3.63
1964 2.89 3.55
1965 2.77 3.56
1966 2.73 3.71
1967 2.74 4.05
1968 2.69 3.87
1969 2.69 3.86
1970 2.7 3.85
1971 2.71 3.74
1972 2.67 3.89
1973 2.62 3.35
1974 2.57 3.14
1975 2.55 3.05
1976 2.51 2.84
1977 2.44 2.77
1978 2.42 2.79
1979 2.38 2.85
1980 2.35 2.84
1981 2.33 2.92
1982 2.31 2.85
1983 2.34 2.78
1984 2.38 2.71
1985 2.4 2.65
1986 2.38 2.59
1987 2.32 2.53
1988 2.32 2.47
1989 2.32 2.41
1990 2.31 2.39
1991 2.21 2.35
1992 2.05 2.29
1993 1.91 2.22
1994 1.84 2.18
1995 1.81 2.15
1996 1.76 2.09
1997 1.73 2.03
1998 1.7 1.99
1999 1.64 1.97
2000 1.61 1.94
2001 1.58 1.94
2002 1.57 1.92
2003 1.55 1.91
2004 1.57 1.9
2005 1.58 1.87
2006 1.62 1.94
2007 1.7 1.94
2008 1.83 1.97
2009 1.99 1.91
2010 1.97 1.89
2011 1.92 1.88
2012 1.93 1.88
2013 1.99 1.88
2014 2.18 1.87
2015 2.21 1.86
2016 2.23 1.86
2017 2.14 1.85
2018 2.09 1.83
2019 2.02 1.83
2020 1.98 1.82
2021 1.98 1.81
2022 1.82 1.8
2023 1.81 1.78

Georgia and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Georgia

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Georgia North Korea
1960 27.6 19.9
1961 27.8 20.2
1962 27.9 20.6
1963 28.1 20.8
1964 28.2 21
1965 28.4 21.2
1966 28.5 21.3
1967 28.5 21.4
1968 28.5 21.4
1969 28.4 21.4
1970 28.5 21.4
1971 28.8 21.2
1972 28.9 20.9
1973 28.9 20.7
1974 28.8 20.7
1975 28.7 20.9
1976 28.7 21.1
1977 28.7 21.4
1978 28.8 21.8
1979 29 22.2
1980 29.1 22.5
1981 29.2 22.8
1982 29.3 23.1
1983 29.4 23.5
1984 29.6 23.9
1985 29.7 24.2
1986 29.8 24.5
1987 30 24.8
1988 30.1 25.1
1989 30.4 25.6
1990 30.6 26
1991 30.9 26.4
1992 31.2 26.8
1993 31.4 27.2
1994 31.8 27.6
1995 32.1 28
1996 32.4 28.3
1997 32.8 28.8
1998 33.1 29.2
1999 33.5 29.6
2000 33.9 30.1
2001 34.2 30.5
2002 34.5 31
2003 34.7 31.4
2004 35 31.8
2005 35.2 32.1
2006 35.5 32.5
2007 35.7 32.9
2008 35.8 33.3
2009 36 33.7
2010 36.2 34
2011 36.4 34.3
2012 36.6 34.5
2013 36.9 34.7
2014 37 35
2015 37.1 35.2
2016 37.1 35.4
2017 37.2 35.7
2018 37.3 35.9
2019 37.4 36.2
2020 37.5 36.4
2021 37.6 36.6
2022 37.7 36.8
2023 37.8 37.1
2024 38 37.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Georgia North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$30.1B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.9%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.98%
2024
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.68%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
26,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.56%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
11.7%
2020
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
62.8%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
19.1%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
69
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2024
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00007%
2025
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$4.45B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$4.06B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
1,513,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
9.89%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
78.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Georgia North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,530 kg
2023
641 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.4
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
12.9 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.46 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
78.9%
2022
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
25.2%
2021
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
16.9%
2023
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share
79.9%
2023
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,382 kWh
2023
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
81.4%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
75.5%
2023
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Georgia North Korea
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,745
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
61.2%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.77 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
60.2
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
59
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.04
2019
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.4
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
132
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2024
100%
2018
English speaking
18%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
81.9%
2023
0%
2012

Health

Georgia North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$193.2
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.43%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
5.61
2022
3.67
2017
Age at first childbirth
26.2 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
20
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.2
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
35.5%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
52
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
31.8%
2022
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
14.4 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Georgia North Korea
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
7,303 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
9,158 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,897 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,611 mi
2018
15,879 mi
2006

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