Kuwait vs North Korea statistics compared

Kuwait has a population of 4.97M (ranked 127/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Kuwait's land area is 6,880 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 153rd vs. 97th).

By GDP, Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Kuwait and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Kuwait and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Kuwait

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Kuwait	North Korea
1962	$1,828,107,503	-
1963	$1,900,895,857	-
1964	$2,071,668,533	-
1965	$2,097,199,161	-
1966	$2,391,199,044	-
1967	$2,441,599,023	-
1968	$2,662,798,935	-
1969	$2,769,198,892	-
1970	$2,873,638,851	-
1971	$3,880,392,195	-
1972	$4,450,537,925	-
1973	$5,408,804,607	-
1974	$13,006,948,296	-
1975	$12,022,811,621	-
1976	$13,132,252,802	-
1977	$14,137,406,741	-
1978	$15,503,557,496	-
1979	$24,749,063,922	-
1980	$28,638,868,356	-
1981	$25,058,020,338	-
1982	$21,577,153,356	-
1983	$20,871,081,080	-
1984	$21,700,082,753	-
1985	$21,445,970,614	-
1986	$17,903,989,745	-
1987	$22,368,704,134	-
1988	$20,690,322,153	-
1989	$24,313,855,653	-
1990	$18,427,777,778	-
1991	$11,009,993,703	-
1992	$19,858,555,215	-
1993	$23,941,391,391	-
1994	$24,848,483,838	-
1995	$27,186,980,647	-
1996	$31,492,373,309	-
1997	$30,350,190,704	-
1998	$25,943,705,784	-
1999	$30,122,365,849	-
2000	$37,718,743,480	-
2001	$34,889,559,870	-
2002	$38,135,788,414	-
2003	$47,874,582,232	-
2004	$59,439,090,601	-
2005	$80,798,630,137	-
2006	$101,557,330,723	-
2007	$114,634,043,362	-
2008	$147,379,737,230	-
2009	$105,968,691,905	$23,356,470,000
2010	$115,416,245,238	$25,995,513,000
2011	$154,039,231,299	$29,005,020,000
2012	$174,047,662,555	$29,890,710,000
2013	$174,168,116,687	$30,588,922,000
2014	$162,650,450,785	$30,554,460,000
2015	$114,585,555,831	$30,723,030,000
2016	$109,406,674,088	$28,882,640,000
2017	$120,687,539,676	$29,105,440,000
2018	$138,646,316,322	$28,536,400,000
2019	$140,856,394,870	$28,222,880,000
2020	$111,045,470,461	$27,728,240,000
2021	$148,350,671,614	$32,301,720,000
2022	$183,502,046,669	$28,971,360,000
2023	$165,384,407,267	$32,155,360,000
2024	$160,227,273,001	$34,943,120,000

Kuwait and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Kuwait

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Kuwait	North Korea
1962	$4,748	-
1963	$4,445	-
1964	$4,379	-
1965	$4,024	-
1966	$4,176	-
1967	$3,887	-
1968	$3,872	-
1969	$3,695	-
1970	$3,552	-
1971	$4,486	-
1972	$4,836	-
1973	$5,532	-
1974	$12,527	-
1975	$10,882	-
1976	$11,141	-
1977	$11,238	-
1978	$11,567	-
1979	$17,386	-
1980	$19,032	-
1981	$15,825	-
1982	$12,979	-
1983	$11,965	-
1984	$11,919	-
1985	$11,322	-
1986	$9,077	-
1987	$10,896	-
1988	$9,692	-
1989	$10,965	-
1990	$10,938	-
1991	$8,147	-
1992	$12,146	-
1993	$14,318	-
1994	$14,930	-
1995	$16,168	-
1996	$18,201	-
1997	$16,977	-
1998	$14,067	-
1999	$15,854	-
2000	$19,296	-
2001	$17,374	-
2002	$18,513	-
2003	$22,691	-
2004	$27,552	-
2005	$36,123	-
2006	$42,947	-
2007	$45,709	-
2008	$55,585	-
2009	$37,907	$939
2010	$39,212	$1,040
2011	$49,170	$1,156
2012	$52,155	$1,186
2013	$49,651	$1,208
2014	$44,369	$1,201
2015	$29,882	$1,201
2016	$27,324	$1,124
2017	$29,048	$1,127
2018	$32,068	$1,100
2019	$31,708	$1,084
2020	$25,236	$1,061
2021	$34,019	$1,231
2022	$39,982	$1,100
2023	$34,076	$1,217
2024	$32,214	$1,319

Kuwait vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Kuwait

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Kuwait	North Korea
1950	49.7	14.2
1951	50.6	17.7
1952	51.4	32.8
1953	52.3	40.3
1954	53.1	50.6
1955	54	51.8
1956	54.9	52.8
1957	55.9	53.7
1958	56.9	54.5
1959	57.9	55.2
1960	58.9	55.8
1961	60	56.4
1962	61	57
1963	62	57.6
1964	63	58.2
1965	63.9	58.8
1966	64.9	59.4
1967	65.8	60.1
1968	66.6	60.8
1969	67.3	61.4
1970	68	62
1971	68.5	62.7
1972	68.9	63.3
1973	69.2	63.8
1974	69.4	64.3
1975	69.7	64.8
1976	69.9	65.3
1977	70.2	65.8
1978	70.5	66.3
1979	70.8	66.7
1980	71.1	67.2
1981	71.5	67.7
1982	71.9	68.1
1983	72.4	68.5
1984	72.9	68.9
1985	73.3	69.2
1986	73.8	69.5
1987	74.2	69.8
1988	74.6	70.1
1989	75	70.3
1990	72.9	70.5
1991	73.3	70.7
1992	75.7	71
1993	75.8	70.8
1994	75.7	70.5
1995	75.7	60.8
1996	75.6	60.8
1997	75.6	60.9
1998	75.6	60.9
1999	75.7	60.9
2000	75.9	60.9
2001	76	60.9
2002	76.2	60.9
2003	76.3	69.4
2004	76.4	69.3
2005	76.5	69.2
2006	76.6	69.1
2007	76.7	69
2008	76.9	69.3
2009	77.2	69.7
2010	77.5	70.2
2011	77.9	70.8
2012	78.2	71.3
2013	78.6	71.9
2014	78.9	72.5
2015	79.2	72.8
2016	79.5	73
2017	79.7	73
2018	79.9	73
2019	80	72.9
2020	78.2	72.8
2021	77.6	73.4
2022	78.8	73.6
2023	80.4	73.6
2024	80.6	73.7
2025	80.8	73.9

Kuwait and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Kuwait

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Kuwait	North Korea
1960	311,060	11,722,953
1961	345,945	11,990,713
1962	384,995	12,262,882
1963	427,694	12,567,057
1964	473,115	12,889,770
1965	521,174	13,219,369
1966	572,590	13,569,094
1967	628,089	13,958,350
1968	687,716	14,365,596
1969	749,452	14,767,615
1970	809,114	15,172,775
1971	865,076	15,572,457
1972	920,352	15,975,069
1973	977,654	16,350,367
1974	1,038,346	16,673,121
1975	1,104,863	16,971,055
1976	1,178,711	17,243,450
1977	1,258,023	17,492,798
1978	1,340,319	17,735,995
1979	1,423,514	17,983,470
1980	1,504,782	18,236,786
1981	1,583,426	18,501,295
1982	1,662,480	18,776,357
1983	1,744,295	19,054,034
1984	1,820,688	19,335,043
1985	1,894,242	19,620,388
1986	1,972,520	19,910,855
1987	2,052,994	20,205,483
1988	2,134,707	20,503,161
1989	2,217,468	20,804,367
1990	1,684,819	21,112,137
1991	1,351,399	21,428,638
1992	1,634,961	21,750,911
1993	1,672,151	22,073,352
1994	1,664,361	22,393,975
1995	1,681,513	22,669,304
1996	1,730,246	22,895,746
1997	1,787,683	23,110,830
1998	1,844,302	23,311,564
1999	1,900,030	23,497,599
2000	1,954,709	23,665,910
2001	2,008,121	23,815,358
2002	2,059,974	23,943,973
2003	2,109,881	24,090,380
2004	2,157,320	24,254,943
2005	2,236,788	24,396,433
2006	2,364,733	24,524,507
2007	2,507,887	24,646,383
2008	2,651,421	24,764,618
2009	2,795,484	24,878,332
2010	2,943,372	24,987,258
2011	3,132,814	25,097,874
2012	3,337,109	25,211,728
2013	3,507,844	25,329,451
2014	3,665,876	25,451,262
2015	3,834,574	25,575,350
2016	4,004,096	25,698,326
2017	4,154,812	25,817,709
2018	4,323,515	25,931,147
2019	4,442,316	26,037,632
2020	4,400,267	26,136,312
2021	4,360,865	26,232,534
2022	4,589,643	26,328,845
2023	4,853,420	26,418,204
2024	4,973,861	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Kuwait and North Korea

Fertility rate

Kuwait

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Kuwait	North Korea
1960	7.22	3.57
1961	7.25	3.26
1962	7.25	3.41
1963	7.28	3.63
1964	7.29	3.55
1965	7.31	3.56
1966	7.34	3.71
1967	7.33	4.05
1968	7.28	3.87
1969	7.18	3.86
1970	7.03	3.85
1971	6.84	3.74
1972	6.64	3.89
1973	6.43	3.35
1974	6.23	3.14
1975	6.06	3.05
1976	5.9	2.84
1977	5.71	2.77
1978	5.52	2.79
1979	5.33	2.85
1980	5.18	2.84
1981	5.02	2.92
1982	4.85	2.85
1983	4.66	2.78
1984	4.45	2.71
1985	4.22	2.65
1986	4	2.59
1987	3.83	2.53
1988	3.7	2.47
1989	3.59	2.41
1990	3.49	2.39
1991	3.4	2.35
1992	3.35	2.29
1993	3.31	2.22
1994	3.27	2.18
1995	3.25	2.15
1996	3.22	2.09
1997	3.14	2.03
1998	3.04	1.99
1999	2.95	1.97
2000	2.89	1.94
2001	2.84	1.94
2002	2.8	1.92
2003	2.77	1.91
2004	2.76	1.9
2005	2.73	1.87
2006	2.59	1.94
2007	2.41	1.94
2008	2.27	1.97
2009	2.15	1.91
2010	2.04	1.89
2011	1.96	1.88
2012	1.99	1.88
2013	1.97	1.88
2014	2.06	1.87
2015	2.03	1.86
2016	2.06	1.86
2017	2.16	1.85
2018	2.12	1.83
2019	2.08	1.83
2020	2.03	1.82
2021	2.15	1.81
2022	1.55	1.8
2023	1.52	1.78

Kuwait and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Kuwait

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Kuwait	North Korea
1960	22	19.9
1961	21.8	20.2
1962	21.5	20.6
1963	21	20.8
1964	20.7	21
1965	20.4	21.2
1966	20	21.3
1967	19.6	21.4
1968	19.2	21.4
1969	18.8	21.4
1970	18.5	21.4
1971	18.3	21.2
1972	18.3	20.9
1973	18.3	20.7
1974	18.4	20.7
1975	18.4	20.9
1976	18.7	21.1
1977	19.2	21.4
1978	19.6	21.8
1979	20.1	22.2
1980	20.5	22.5
1981	20.9	22.8
1982	21.3	23.1
1983	21.7	23.5
1984	22.1	23.9
1985	22.4	24.2
1986	22.7	24.5
1987	22.8	24.8
1988	23	25.1
1989	23.2	25.6
1990	23.4	26
1991	23.6	26.4
1992	23.8	26.8
1993	24.2	27.2
1994	25.1	27.6
1995	25.5	28
1996	25.5	28.3
1997	25.5	28.8
1998	25.5	29.2
1999	25.6	29.6
2000	25.9	30.1
2001	26.3	30.5
2002	26.8	31
2003	27.3	31.4
2004	27.9	31.8
2005	28.3	32.1
2006	28.5	32.5
2007	28.6	32.9
2008	28.8	33.3
2009	29.2	33.7
2010	29.6	34
2011	30.5	34.3
2012	31.5	34.5
2013	32.3	34.7
2014	33	35
2015	33.8	35.2
2016	34.7	35.4
2017	35.6	35.7
2018	36.4	35.9
2019	37.1	36.2
2020	37.7	36.4
2021	35.8	36.6
2022	34.4	36.8
2023	35.5	37.1
2024	35.8	37.3

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