India vs North Korea statistics compared

India has a population of 1.45B (ranked 1/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). India's land area is 1,147,955 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 7th vs. 97th).

By GDP, India ranks 5/197 ($3.91T) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, India ranks 143/197 ($2,697), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

India and North Korea: Comparison Charts

India and North Korea economies compared

GDP

India

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	India	North Korea
1960	$37,029,883,876	-
1961	$39,232,435,784	-
1962	$42,161,481,858	-
1963	$48,421,923,459	-
1964	$56,480,289,941	-
1965	$59,556,105,229	-
1966	$45,581,230,504	-
1967	$50,134,942,204	-
1968	$53,085,455,871	-
1969	$58,447,995,017	-
1970	$62,422,483,055	-
1971	$67,351,404,352	-
1972	$71,464,700,667	-
1973	$85,517,673,173	-
1974	$99,526,597,934	-
1975	$98,473,832,017	-
1976	$102,716,451,980	-
1977	$121,486,641,441	-
1978	$137,302,319,829	-
1979	$152,995,442,498	-
1980	$186,328,579,302	-
1981	$193,491,368,446	-
1982	$200,715,624,831	-
1983	$218,262,146,413	-
1984	$212,157,645,178	-
1985	$232,511,554,840	-
1986	$248,985,994,041	-
1987	$279,033,584,092	-
1988	$296,589,670,896	-
1989	$296,042,052,945	-
1990	$320,979,026,420	-
1991	$270,105,341,879	-
1992	$288,208,070,278	-
1993	$279,295,648,983	-
1994	$327,274,843,459	-
1995	$360,281,909,643	-
1996	$392,896,866,205	-
1997	$415,867,563,593	-
1998	$421,351,317,225	-
1999	$458,821,052,616	-
2000	$468,395,521,654	-
2001	$485,440,139,204	-
2002	$514,939,140,319	-
2003	$607,700,687,237	-
2004	$709,152,728,831	-
2005	$820,383,763,511	-
2006	$940,259,888,788	-
2007	$1,216,736,438,835	-
2008	$1,198,895,139,006	-
2009	$1,341,888,016,995	$23,356,470,000
2010	$1,675,615,519,485	$25,995,513,000
2011	$1,823,051,829,895	$29,005,020,000
2012	$1,827,637,590,410	$29,890,710,000
2013	$1,856,721,507,622	$30,588,922,000
2014	$2,039,126,479,155	$30,554,460,000
2015	$2,103,588,360,045	$30,723,030,000
2016	$2,294,796,885,663	$28,882,640,000
2017	$2,651,474,262,755	$29,105,440,000
2018	$2,702,929,641,649	$28,536,400,000
2019	$2,835,606,256,558	$28,222,880,000
2020	$2,674,851,578,587	$27,728,240,000
2021	$3,167,270,623,260	$32,301,720,000
2022	$3,346,107,287,731	$28,971,360,000
2023	$3,638,489,096,034	$32,155,360,000
2024	$3,912,686,168,582	$34,943,120,000

India and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

India

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	India	North Korea
1960	$84.9	-
1961	$87.9	-
1962	$92.2	-
1963	$103.4	-
1964	$117.9	-
1965	$121.5	-
1966	$91	-
1967	$98	-
1968	$101.6	-
1969	$109.5	-
1970	$114.4	-
1971	$120.7	-
1972	$125.3	-
1973	$146.6	-
1974	$166.7	-
1975	$161.1	-
1976	$164.1	-
1977	$189.6	-
1978	$209.4	-
1979	$228	-
1980	$271.1	-
1981	$275	-
1982	$278.7	-
1983	$296	-
1984	$281	-
1985	$301	-
1986	$315	-
1987	$345	-
1988	$358	-
1989	$350	-
1990	$371	-
1991	$306	-
1992	$319	-
1993	$303	-
1994	$348	-
1995	$375	-
1996	$401	-
1997	$416	-
1998	$414	-
1999	$442	-
2000	$443	-
2001	$450	-
2002	$469	-
2003	$544	-
2004	$624	-
2005	$710	-
2006	$802	-
2007	$1,022	-
2008	$993	-
2009	$1,095	$939
2010	$1,348	$1,040
2011	$1,445	$1,156
2012	$1,429	$1,186
2013	$1,433	$1,208
2014	$1,554	$1,201
2015	$1,584	$1,201
2016	$1,708	$1,124
2017	$1,950	$1,127
2018	$1,966	$1,100
2019	$2,041	$1,084
2020	$1,907	$1,061
2021	$2,240	$1,231
2022	$2,347	$1,100
2023	$2,530	$1,217
2024	$2,697	$1,319

India vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

India

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	India	North Korea
1950	41.2	14.2
1951	41.6	17.7
1952	42.1	32.8
1953	42.4	40.3
1954	43.2	50.6
1955	43.7	51.8
1956	44.1	52.8
1957	44.4	53.7
1958	44.8	54.5
1959	45.3	55.2
1960	45.6	55.8
1961	45.8	56.4
1962	46.1	57
1963	46.5	57.6
1964	46.7	58.2
1965	45.6	58.8
1966	45.9	59.4
1967	46.2	60.1
1968	47.9	60.8
1969	48.3	61.4
1970	48.6	62
1971	48.9	62.7
1972	49.2	63.3
1973	49.6	63.8
1974	50.3	64.3
1975	50.8	64.8
1976	51.3	65.3
1977	51.8	65.8
1978	52.4	66.3
1979	53	66.7
1980	53.6	67.2
1981	54.2	67.7
1982	54.7	68.1
1983	55.3	68.5
1984	55.8	68.9
1985	56.3	69.2
1986	56.8	69.5
1987	57.3	69.8
1988	57.7	70.1
1989	58.2	70.3
1990	58.6	70.5
1991	59	70.7
1992	59.4	71
1993	59.8	70.8
1994	60.2	70.5
1995	60.6	60.8
1996	61	60.8
1997	61.4	60.9
1998	61.9	60.9
1999	62.3	60.9
2000	62.7	60.9
2001	63.2	60.9
2002	63.6	60.9
2003	64.1	69.4
2004	64.5	69.3
2005	64.9	69.2
2006	65.4	69.1
2007	65.8	69
2008	66.2	69.3
2009	66.7	69.7
2010	67.2	70.2
2011	67.6	70.8
2012	68.1	71.3
2013	68.5	71.9
2014	68.9	72.5
2015	69.3	72.8
2016	69.7	73
2017	70.1	73
2018	70.4	73
2019	70.7	72.9
2020	70.2	72.8
2021	67.3	73.4
2022	71.7	73.6
2023	72	73.6
2024	72.2	73.7
2025	72.5	73.9

India and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

India

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	India	North Korea
1960	435,990,338	11,722,953
1961	446,564,729	11,990,713
1962	457,283,090	12,262,882
1963	468,138,575	12,567,057
1964	479,229,598	12,889,770
1965	490,140,146	13,219,369
1966	500,740,247	13,569,094
1967	511,606,372	13,958,350
1968	522,716,889	14,365,596
1969	533,880,544	14,767,615
1970	545,864,268	15,172,775
1971	558,096,387	15,572,457
1972	570,482,142	15,975,069
1973	583,465,598	16,350,367
1974	597,041,391	16,673,121
1975	611,309,535	16,971,055
1976	625,861,883	17,243,450
1977	640,801,103	17,492,798
1978	655,728,229	17,735,995
1979	671,155,747	17,983,470
1980	687,354,025	18,236,786
1981	703,696,250	18,501,295
1982	720,313,473	18,776,357
1983	737,372,681	19,054,034
1984	754,875,449	19,335,043
1985	772,647,793	19,620,388
1986	790,689,978	19,910,855
1987	808,931,270	20,205,483
1988	827,342,990	20,503,161
1989	846,039,529	20,804,367
1990	864,972,221	21,112,137
1991	883,927,600	21,428,638
1992	902,957,070	21,750,911
1993	922,118,387	22,073,352
1994	941,163,767	22,393,975
1995	960,301,044	22,669,304
1996	979,678,458	22,895,746
1997	999,133,762	23,110,830
1998	1,018,665,080	23,311,564
1999	1,038,225,823	23,497,599
2000	1,057,922,733	23,665,910
2001	1,077,898,575	23,815,358
2002	1,097,600,380	23,943,973
2003	1,116,803,006	24,090,380
2004	1,135,991,513	24,254,943
2005	1,154,676,322	24,396,433
2006	1,172,878,890	24,524,507
2007	1,190,676,021	24,646,383
2008	1,207,930,964	24,764,618
2009	1,225,524,753	24,878,332
2010	1,243,481,564	24,987,258
2011	1,261,224,954	25,097,874
2012	1,278,674,502	25,211,728
2013	1,295,829,511	25,329,451
2014	1,312,277,191	25,451,262
2015	1,328,024,498	25,575,350
2016	1,343,944,296	25,698,326
2017	1,359,657,400	25,817,709
2018	1,374,659,064	25,931,147
2019	1,389,030,312	26,037,632
2020	1,402,617,695	26,136,312
2021	1,414,203,896	26,232,534
2022	1,425,423,212	26,328,845
2023	1,438,069,596	26,418,204
2024	1,450,935,791	26,498,823

Fertility rates in India and North Korea

Fertility rate

India

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	India	North Korea
1960	5.92	3.57
1961	5.94	3.26
1962	5.95	3.41
1963	5.97	3.63
1964	5.98	3.55
1965	5.94	3.56
1966	5.88	3.71
1967	5.83	4.05
1968	5.76	3.87
1969	5.68	3.86
1970	5.62	3.85
1971	5.57	3.74
1972	5.48	3.89
1973	5.4	3.35
1974	5.33	3.14
1975	5.2	3.05
1976	5.13	2.84
1977	5.01	2.77
1978	4.89	2.79
1979	4.81	2.85
1980	4.78	2.84
1981	4.7	2.92
1982	4.62	2.85
1983	4.57	2.78
1984	4.52	2.71
1985	4.43	2.65
1986	4.4	2.59
1987	4.31	2.53
1988	4.22	2.47
1989	4.13	2.41
1990	4.05	2.39
1991	3.96	2.35
1992	3.88	2.29
1993	3.8	2.22
1994	3.72	2.18
1995	3.65	2.15
1996	3.58	2.09
1997	3.51	2.03
1998	3.45	1.99
1999	3.38	1.97
2000	3.35	1.94
2001	3.3	1.94
2002	3.22	1.92
2003	3.12	1.91
2004	3.05	1.9
2005	2.96	1.87
2006	2.87	1.94
2007	2.78	1.94
2008	2.71	1.97
2009	2.67	1.91
2010	2.6	1.89
2011	2.53	1.88
2012	2.47	1.88
2013	2.4	1.88
2014	2.29	1.87
2015	2.29	1.86
2016	2.28	1.86
2017	2.19	1.85
2018	2.18	1.83
2019	2.12	1.83
2020	2.05	1.82
2021	2.01	1.81
2022	1.99	1.8
2023	1.98	1.78

India and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

India

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	India	North Korea
1960	20.2	19.9
1961	20.1	20.2
1962	19.9	20.6
1963	19.8	20.8
1964	19.6	21
1965	19.5	21.2
1966	19.4	21.3
1967	19.3	21.4
1968	19.2	21.4
1969	19.2	21.4
1970	19.2	21.4
1971	19.2	21.2
1972	19.2	20.9
1973	19.3	20.7
1974	19.3	20.7
1975	19.4	20.9
1976	19.5	21.1
1977	19.6	21.4
1978	19.7	21.8
1979	19.8	22.2
1980	19.9	22.5
1981	20	22.8
1982	20	23.1
1983	20.1	23.5
1984	20.2	23.9
1985	20.3	24.2
1986	20.4	24.5
1987	20.4	24.8
1988	20.5	25.1
1989	20.6	25.6
1990	20.7	26
1991	20.8	26.4
1992	21	26.8
1993	21.1	27.2
1994	21.2	27.6
1995	21.4	28
1996	21.6	28.3
1997	21.7	28.8
1998	21.9	29.2
1999	22.1	29.6
2000	22.3	30.1
2001	22.5	30.5
2002	22.7	31
2003	22.9	31.4
2004	23.1	31.8
2005	23.3	32.1
2006	23.6	32.5
2007	23.8	32.9
2008	24.1	33.3
2009	24.4	33.7
2010	24.7	34
2011	25	34.3
2012	25.3	34.5
2013	25.6	34.7
2014	26	35
2015	26.3	35.2
2016	26.6	35.4
2017	27	35.7
2018	27.3	35.9
2019	27.7	36.2
2020	28.1	36.4
2021	28.4	36.6
2022	28.7	36.8
2023	29.1	37.1
2024	29.5	37.3

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for India and North Korea.

Relevant pages:

• Facts World

By topic vs comparisons:

• Birth rate
• Demographics
• Economy
• Life expectancy
• Population
• Population density
• Size