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Haiti vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Haiti has a population of 11.8M (ranked 83/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Haiti's land area is 10,641 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 142nd vs. 97th).

By GDP, Haiti ranks 118/197 ($25.2B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Haiti ranks 154/197 ($2,143), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Haiti North Korea
Population
12011655
26621357
Population rank 82/197 56/197
GDP
$25.2B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 118/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$2,143
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 154/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,183
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$3.77B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
11.8%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$320
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 177/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,081
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
10,641 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,106 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.66
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
24.8 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.3 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Haiti and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Haiti and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Haiti

North Korea
Year GDP
Haiti North Korea
1960 $273,187,200 -
1961 $271,066,000 -
1962 $281,896,800 -
1963 $294,883,400 -
1964 $325,281,200 -
1965 $353,251,800 -
1966 $368,948,600 -
1967 $369,124,200 -
1968 $367,968,800 -
1969 $391,820,400 -
1970 $331,200,000 -
1971 $362,800,000 -
1972 $371,998,958 -
1973 $466,798,973 -
1974 $565,399,322 -
1975 $681,400,000 -
1976 $879,000,000 -
1977 $947,000,000 -
1978 $974,200,000 -
1979 $1,080,600,000 -
1980 $1,383,800,000 -
1981 $1,479,400,000 -
1982 $1,474,200,000 -
1983 $1,623,600,000 -
1984 $1,816,200,000 -
1985 $2,009,400,000 -
1986 $2,318,000,000 -
1987 $2,047,200,000 -
1988 $2,613,926,800 -
1989 $2,736,243,800 -
1990 $3,096,289,800 -
1991 $3,473,562,628 -
1992 $2,257,129,792 -
1993 $1,878,253,767 -
1994 $2,167,569,046 -
1995 $2,813,313,279 -
1996 $2,907,517,604 -
1997 $3,338,949,152 -
1998 $3,723,903,724 -
1999 $4,153,725,884 -
2000 $6,813,566,099 -
2001 $6,331,970,324 -
2002 $6,205,847,214 -
2003 $5,071,947,798 -
2004 $6,087,360,684 -
2005 $7,030,149,730 -
2006 $7,638,739,123 -
2007 $9,228,637,768 -
2008 $10,432,962,635 -
2009 $11,597,002,835 $23,356,470,000
2010 $11,859,312,725 $25,995,513,000
2011 $13,008,746,039 $29,005,020,000
2012 $13,708,925,477 $29,890,710,000
2013 $14,902,488,604 $30,588,922,000
2014 $15,146,883,498 $30,554,460,000
2015 $14,849,629,309 $30,723,030,000
2016 $14,069,277,526 $28,882,640,000
2017 $15,093,357,161 $29,105,440,000
2018 $16,403,864,618 $28,536,400,000
2019 $15,016,090,930 $28,222,880,000
2020 $14,508,222,518 $27,728,240,000
2021 $20,877,414,953 $32,301,720,000
2022 $20,253,551,921 $28,971,360,000
2023 $19,850,585,722 $32,155,360,000
2024 $25,224,154,991 $34,943,120,000

Haiti and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Haiti

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Haiti North Korea
1960 $70.8 -
1961 $69 -
1962 $70.4 -
1963 $72.4 -
1964 $78.5 -
1965 $83.6 -
1966 $85.7 -
1967 $84.2 -
1968 $82.4 -
1969 $86.1 -
1970 $71.5 -
1971 $76.8 -
1972 $77.3 -
1973 $95.1 -
1974 $113 -
1975 $133.6 -
1976 $169.1 -
1977 $178.7 -
1978 $180.3 -
1979 $196.2 -
1980 $246.5 -
1981 $258.5 -
1982 $252.6 -
1983 $272.8 -
1984 $299.2 -
1985 $325 -
1986 $367 -
1987 $318 -
1988 $397 -
1989 $407 -
1990 $452 -
1991 $497 -
1992 $316 -
1993 $258.1 -
1994 $292.1 -
1995 $372 -
1996 $377 -
1997 $425 -
1998 $465 -
1999 $510 -
2000 $821 -
2001 $749 -
2002 $721 -
2003 $579 -
2004 $683 -
2005 $776 -
2006 $829 -
2007 $985 -
2008 $1,095 -
2009 $1,197 $939
2010 $1,210 $1,040
2011 $1,312 $1,156
2012 $1,361 $1,186
2013 $1,458 $1,208
2014 $1,460 $1,201
2015 $1,411 $1,201
2016 $1,318 $1,124
2017 $1,395 $1,127
2018 $1,496 $1,100
2019 $1,352 $1,084
2020 $1,290 $1,061
2021 $1,835 $1,231
2022 $1,761 $1,100
2023 $1,706 $1,217
2024 $2,143 $1,319

Haiti vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Haiti

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Haiti North Korea
1950 37.2 14.2
1951 38.1 17.7
1952 38.8 32.8
1953 39.5 40.3
1954 40.1 50.6
1955 41 51.8
1956 41.6 52.8
1957 42.1 53.7
1958 42.6 54.5
1959 43 55.2
1960 43.4 55.8
1961 43.8 56.4
1962 44.2 57
1963 42.7 57.6
1964 44.9 58.2
1965 45.4 58.8
1966 45.6 59.4
1967 46.1 60.1
1968 46.5 60.8
1969 46.9 61.4
1970 47.3 62
1971 47.6 62.7
1972 47.9 63.3
1973 48.2 63.8
1974 48.5 64.3
1975 48.7 64.8
1976 49 65.3
1977 49.2 65.8
1978 49.5 66.3
1979 49.7 66.7
1980 50 67.2
1981 50.3 67.7
1982 50.6 68.1
1983 50.9 68.5
1984 51.3 68.9
1985 51.6 69.2
1986 51.9 69.5
1987 52.2 69.8
1988 52.6 70.1
1989 52.9 70.3
1990 53.2 70.5
1991 53.5 70.7
1992 54 71
1993 54.5 70.8
1994 54.7 70.5
1995 55.6 60.8
1996 56.1 60.8
1997 56.7 60.9
1998 57.1 60.9
1999 57.7 60.9
2000 58.2 60.9
2001 58.6 60.9
2002 59 60.9
2003 59.4 69.4
2004 58.5 69.3
2005 60.3 69.2
2006 60.7 69.1
2007 61.1 69
2008 61.3 69.3
2009 61.7 69.7
2010 45.6 70.2
2011 61.6 70.8
2012 62.3 71.3
2013 62.6 71.9
2014 63 72.5
2015 63.2 72.8
2016 63.3 73
2017 63.8 73
2018 64.1 73
2019 64.3 72.9
2020 63.8 72.8
2021 62.6 73.4
2022 63.9 73.6
2023 64.9 73.6
2024 65.1 73.7
2025 65.3 73.9

Haiti and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Haiti

North Korea
Year Population
Haiti North Korea
1960 3,858,443 11,722,953
1961 3,929,030 11,990,713
1962 4,001,575 12,262,882
1963 4,073,068 12,567,057
1964 4,146,244 12,889,770
1965 4,223,820 13,219,369
1966 4,302,639 13,569,094
1967 4,382,999 13,958,350
1968 4,465,328 14,365,596
1969 4,549,334 14,767,615
1970 4,635,124 15,172,775
1971 4,723,244 15,572,457
1972 4,813,868 15,975,069
1973 4,906,743 16,350,367
1974 5,001,796 16,673,121
1975 5,099,086 16,971,055
1976 5,198,357 17,243,450
1977 5,299,476 17,492,798
1978 5,402,580 17,735,995
1979 5,507,590 17,983,470
1980 5,614,493 18,236,786
1981 5,723,725 18,501,295
1982 5,835,937 18,776,357
1983 5,951,096 19,054,034
1984 6,069,230 19,335,043
1985 6,190,862 19,620,388
1986 6,316,122 19,910,855
1987 6,445,123 20,205,483
1988 6,578,145 20,503,161
1989 6,714,730 20,804,367
1990 6,854,441 21,112,137
1991 6,995,450 21,428,638
1992 7,136,571 21,750,911
1993 7,278,181 22,073,352
1994 7,419,771 22,393,975
1995 7,562,546 22,669,304
1996 7,707,557 22,895,746
1997 7,854,298 23,110,830
1998 8,002,143 23,311,564
1999 8,151,296 23,497,599
2000 8,303,151 23,665,910
2001 8,455,918 23,815,358
2002 8,607,641 23,943,973
2003 8,759,912 24,090,380
2004 8,910,263 24,254,943
2005 9,061,273 24,396,433
2006 9,216,562 24,524,507
2007 9,373,296 24,646,383
2008 9,530,774 24,764,618
2009 9,689,581 24,878,332
2010 9,803,294 24,987,258
2011 9,914,904 25,097,874
2012 10,069,771 25,211,728
2013 10,222,362 25,329,451
2014 10,373,235 25,451,262
2015 10,523,242 25,575,350
2016 10,671,457 25,698,326
2017 10,817,754 25,817,709
2018 10,962,362 25,931,147
2019 11,105,163 26,037,632
2020 11,243,848 26,136,312
2021 11,374,586 26,232,534
2022 11,503,606 26,328,845
2023 11,637,398 26,418,204
2024 11,772,557 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Haiti and North Korea

Fertility rate
Haiti

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Haiti North Korea
1960 6.18 3.57
1961 6.18 3.26
1962 6.18 3.41
1963 6.17 3.63
1964 6.16 3.55
1965 6.13 3.56
1966 6.09 3.71
1967 6.05 4.05
1968 6.01 3.87
1969 5.96 3.86
1970 5.91 3.85
1971 5.88 3.74
1972 5.85 3.89
1973 5.81 3.35
1974 5.78 3.14
1975 5.75 3.05
1976 5.71 2.84
1977 5.67 2.77
1978 5.64 2.79
1979 5.59 2.85
1980 5.56 2.84
1981 5.53 2.92
1982 5.53 2.85
1983 5.51 2.78
1984 5.51 2.71
1985 5.5 2.65
1986 5.48 2.59
1987 5.47 2.53
1988 5.47 2.47
1989 5.44 2.41
1990 5.41 2.39
1991 5.32 2.35
1992 5.21 2.29
1993 5.1 2.22
1994 4.99 2.18
1995 4.88 2.15
1996 4.78 2.09
1997 4.67 2.03
1998 4.56 1.99
1999 4.45 1.97
2000 4.39 1.94
2001 4.25 1.94
2002 4.13 1.92
2003 4.05 1.91
2004 3.94 1.9
2005 3.84 1.87
2006 3.76 1.94
2007 3.69 1.94
2008 3.62 1.97
2009 3.57 1.91
2010 3.5 1.89
2011 3.43 1.88
2012 3.32 1.88
2013 3.22 1.88
2014 3.16 1.87
2015 3.11 1.86
2016 3.05 1.86
2017 2.99 1.85
2018 2.92 1.83
2019 2.86 1.83
2020 2.8 1.82
2021 2.75 1.81
2022 2.7 1.8
2023 2.66 1.78

Haiti and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Haiti

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Haiti North Korea
1960 19.5 19.9
1961 19.5 20.2
1962 19.5 20.6
1963 19.5 20.8
1964 19.5 21
1965 19.5 21.2
1966 19.4 21.3
1967 19.4 21.4
1968 19.4 21.4
1969 19.4 21.4
1970 19.4 21.4
1971 19.4 21.2
1972 19.3 20.9
1973 19.3 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 19.2 22.2
1980 19.2 22.5
1981 19.2 22.8
1982 19.2 23.1
1983 19.1 23.5
1984 19.1 23.9
1985 19.1 24.2
1986 19 24.5
1987 19 24.8
1988 19 25.1
1989 18.9 25.6
1990 18.9 26
1991 18.9 26.4
1992 18.9 26.8
1993 18.9 27.2
1994 18.9 27.6
1995 19 28
1996 19 28.3
1997 19.1 28.8
1998 19.2 29.2
1999 19.3 29.6
2000 19.4 30.1
2001 19.5 30.5
2002 19.7 31
2003 19.8 31.4
2004 20 31.8
2005 20.2 32.1
2006 20.4 32.5
2007 20.6 32.9
2008 20.9 33.3
2009 21.1 33.7
2010 21.3 34
2011 21.6 34.3
2012 21.8 34.5
2013 22 34.7
2014 22.3 35
2015 22.5 35.2
2016 22.8 35.4
2017 23 35.7
2018 23.3 35.9
2019 23.5 36.2
2020 23.8 36.4
2021 24 36.6
2022 24.3 36.8
2023 24.5 37.1
2024 24.8 37.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Haiti North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$20.7B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
6.09%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.96%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.05%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.12%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
14.1%
2012
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
48.3%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
33.4%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
46.1
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2012
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2012
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.72B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$3.9B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
938,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
34.8%
2018
n/a
Banked people share
32.6%
2017
n/a

Energy

Haiti North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
378 kg
2022
641 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.65
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.54 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
21.7%
2022
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
76.7%
2021
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.37%
2022
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
74.8 kWh
2022
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.8%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
18.2%
2022
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Haiti North Korea
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
-31,747
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
60.5%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
15.6
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
16
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
7
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
41.2
2023
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
18.8
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
68%
2017
100%
2018
English speaking
1%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
39.3%
2019
0%
2012

Health

Haiti North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$52.3
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$25.2
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
65.3 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
31%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2018
3.67
2017
Age at first childbirth
22.4 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
328
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
11.1%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.5%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
94
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.1%
2022
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.11 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Haiti North Korea
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
904 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,931 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,305 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,651 mi
2009
15,879 mi
2006

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