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Kyrgyzstan vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kyrgyzstan has a population of 7.22M (ranked 106/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Kyrgyzstan's land area is 74,054 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 86th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Kyrgyzstan ranks 135/197 ($17.5B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Kyrgyzstan ranks 149/197 ($2,419), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Kyrgyzstan North Korea
Population
7419369
26621357
Population rank 106/197 56/197
GDP
$17.5B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 135/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$2,419
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 149/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,009
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$6.4B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.5%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$887
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 145/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,925
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
74,054 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
97.6 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.7
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
26.2 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
72 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Kyrgyzstan and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Kyrgyzstan and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Kyrgyzstan

North Korea
Year GDP
Kyrgyzstan North Korea
1990 $2,660,202,623 -
1991 $2,542,256,424 -
1992 $2,315,346,943 -
1993 $2,026,019,253 -
1994 $1,681,780,847 -
1995 $1,661,147,035 -
1996 $1,827,570,586 -
1997 $1,767,864,036 -
1998 $1,645,963,750 -
1999 $1,249,061,487 -
2000 $1,369,688,498 -
2001 $1,525,116,370 -
2002 $1,605,643,105 -
2003 $1,919,008,090 -
2004 $2,211,534,585 -
2005 $2,460,246,766 -
2006 $2,834,168,889 -
2007 $3,802,570,553 -
2008 $5,139,958,909 -
2009 $4,690,061,381 $23,356,470,000
2010 $4,794,361,863 $25,995,513,000
2011 $6,197,765,984 $29,005,020,000
2012 $6,605,142,884 $29,890,710,000
2013 $7,335,033,801 $30,588,922,000
2014 $7,468,102,413 $30,554,460,000
2015 $6,678,177,512 $30,723,030,000
2016 $6,813,095,379 $28,882,640,000
2017 $7,702,938,379 $29,105,440,000
2018 $8,271,106,235 $28,536,400,000
2019 $9,371,275,264 $28,222,880,000
2020 $8,270,468,614 $27,728,240,000
2021 $9,249,133,946 $32,301,720,000
2022 $12,134,931,018 $28,971,360,000
2023 $15,180,842,369 $32,155,360,000
2024 $17,478,259,659 $34,943,120,000

Kyrgyzstan and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Kyrgyzstan

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Kyrgyzstan North Korea
1990 $606 -
1991 $570 -
1992 $513 -
1993 $449 -
1994 $372 -
1995 $364 -
1996 $395 -
1997 $376 -
1998 $345 -
1999 $258 -
2000 $279.6 -
2001 $308 -
2002 $322 -
2003 $381 -
2004 $433 -
2005 $477 -
2006 $543 -
2007 $722 -
2008 $966 -
2009 $870 $939
2010 $877 $1,040
2011 $1,117 $1,156
2012 $1,169 $1,186
2013 $1,270 $1,208
2014 $1,265 $1,201
2015 $1,106 $1,201
2016 $1,103 $1,124
2017 $1,221 $1,127
2018 $1,284 $1,100
2019 $1,422 $1,084
2020 $1,230 $1,061
2021 $1,350 $1,231
2022 $1,740 $1,100
2023 $2,138 $1,217
2024 $2,419 $1,319

Kyrgyzstan vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kyrgyzstan

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Kyrgyzstan North Korea
1950 52.1 14.2
1951 52.4 17.7
1952 52.6 32.8
1953 52.9 40.3
1954 53.2 50.6
1955 53.5 51.8
1956 53.9 52.8
1957 54.2 53.7
1958 54.5 54.5
1959 54.8 55.2
1960 55.1 55.8
1961 55.4 56.4
1962 55.7 57
1963 56 57.6
1964 56.3 58.2
1965 56.6 58.8
1966 57 59.4
1967 57.3 60.1
1968 57.6 60.8
1969 57.9 61.4
1970 58.2 62
1971 58.5 62.7
1972 58.8 63.3
1973 59.2 63.8
1974 59.5 64.3
1975 59.8 64.8
1976 60.1 65.3
1977 60.4 65.8
1978 60.7 66.3
1979 61.1 66.7
1980 61.5 67.2
1981 61.8 67.7
1982 62.3 68.1
1983 62.3 68.5
1984 62.9 68.9
1985 63.7 69.2
1986 64.7 69.5
1987 65.4 69.8
1988 65.3 70.1
1989 65.2 70.3
1990 64.8 70.5
1991 64.9 70.7
1992 64.4 71
1993 63.6 70.8
1994 62.7 70.5
1995 62.9 60.8
1996 63.4 60.8
1997 64.2 60.9
1998 64.6 60.9
1999 64.9 60.9
2000 65.2 60.9
2001 65.3 60.9
2002 65.3 60.9
2003 65.4 69.4
2004 65.6 69.3
2005 65.8 69.2
2006 65.8 69.1
2007 66 69
2008 66.6 69.3
2009 67.1 69.7
2010 67.5 70.2
2011 67.7 70.8
2012 68.1 71.3
2013 68.5 71.9
2014 68.8 72.5
2015 69.3 72.8
2016 69.9 73
2017 70.5 73
2018 70.7 73
2019 70.9 72.9
2020 69.1 72.8
2021 69.3 73.4
2022 71.5 73.6
2023 71.7 73.6
2024 71.8 73.7
2025 72 73.9

Kyrgyzstan and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Kyrgyzstan

North Korea
Year Population
Kyrgyzstan North Korea
1960 2,172,300 11,722,953
1961 2,255,900 11,990,713
1962 2,333,400 12,262,882
1963 2,413,700 12,567,057
1964 2,495,300 12,889,770
1965 2,573,300 13,219,369
1966 2,655,300 13,569,094
1967 2,736,500 13,958,350
1968 2,818,300 14,365,596
1969 2,894,800 14,767,615
1970 2,959,900 15,172,775
1971 3,022,300 15,572,457
1972 3,088,200 15,975,069
1973 3,153,800 16,350,367
1974 3,223,900 16,673,121
1975 3,292,400 16,971,055
1976 3,358,700 17,243,450
1977 3,423,900 17,492,798
1978 3,487,100 17,735,995
1979 3,552,000 17,983,470
1980 3,617,400 18,236,786
1981 3,685,800 18,501,295
1982 3,759,300 18,776,357
1983 3,838,300 19,054,034
1984 3,916,400 19,335,043
1985 3,990,300 19,620,388
1986 4,066,500 19,910,855
1987 4,144,600 20,205,483
1988 4,218,400 20,503,161
1989 4,307,500 20,804,367
1990 4,391,236 21,112,137
1991 4,463,634 21,428,638
1992 4,515,400 21,750,911
1993 4,516,777 22,073,352
1994 4,515,069 22,393,975
1995 4,560,454 22,669,304
1996 4,628,438 22,895,746
1997 4,696,421 23,110,830
1998 4,769,015 23,311,564
1999 4,840,422 23,497,599
2000 4,898,362 23,665,910
2001 4,945,073 23,815,358
2002 4,990,704 23,943,973
2003 5,043,308 24,090,380
2004 5,104,713 24,254,943
2005 5,162,640 24,396,433
2006 5,218,373 24,524,507
2007 5,268,385 24,646,383
2008 5,318,729 24,764,618
2009 5,389,643 24,878,332
2010 5,467,059 24,987,258
2011 5,546,587 25,097,874
2012 5,652,076 25,211,728
2013 5,777,150 25,329,451
2014 5,905,848 25,451,262
2015 6,040,036 25,575,350
2016 6,175,338 25,698,326
2017 6,306,696 25,817,709
2018 6,444,079 25,931,147
2019 6,590,211 26,037,632
2020 6,726,596 26,136,312
2021 6,851,224 26,232,534
2022 6,975,220 26,328,845
2023 7,099,750 26,418,204
2024 7,224,614 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Kyrgyzstan and North Korea

Fertility rate
Kyrgyzstan

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Kyrgyzstan North Korea
1960 5.31 3.57
1961 5.36 3.26
1962 5.42 3.41
1963 5.48 3.63
1964 5.43 3.55
1965 5.38 3.56
1966 5.32 3.71
1967 5.26 4.05
1968 5.18 3.87
1969 5.18 3.86
1970 5.2 3.85
1971 5.18 3.74
1972 5.14 3.89
1973 5.02 3.35
1974 4.89 3.14
1975 4.76 3.05
1976 4.68 2.84
1977 4.59 2.77
1978 4.53 2.79
1979 4.38 2.85
1980 4.22 2.84
1981 4.19 2.92
1982 4.2 2.85
1983 4.17 2.78
1984 4.2 2.71
1985 4.2 2.65
1986 4.22 2.59
1987 4.16 2.53
1988 4.03 2.47
1989 3.88 2.41
1990 3.63 2.39
1991 3.58 2.35
1992 3.52 2.29
1993 3.2 2.22
1994 2.9 2.18
1995 3.1 2.15
1996 2.8 2.09
1997 2.6 2.03
1998 2.7 1.99
1999 2.6 1.97
2000 2.4 1.94
2001 2.4 1.94
2002 2.4 1.92
2003 2.5 1.91
2004 2.6 1.9
2005 2.5 1.87
2006 2.7 1.94
2007 2.7 1.94
2008 2.8 1.97
2009 2.9 1.91
2010 3.1 1.89
2011 3.1 1.88
2012 3.2 1.88
2013 3.1 1.88
2014 3.2 1.87
2015 3.2 1.86
2016 3.1 1.86
2017 3 1.85
2018 3.3 1.83
2019 3.3 1.83
2020 3.1 1.82
2021 2.89 1.81
2022 2.8 1.8
2023 2.7 1.78

Kyrgyzstan and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Kyrgyzstan

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Kyrgyzstan North Korea
1960 23.1 19.9
1961 22.9 20.2
1962 22.6 20.6
1963 22.2 20.8
1964 21.6 21
1965 21 21.2
1966 20.6 21.3
1967 20.3 21.4
1968 20.1 21.4
1969 20 21.4
1970 20 21.4
1971 20 21.2
1972 20 20.9
1973 19.9 20.7
1974 19.9 20.7
1975 19.9 20.9
1976 20 21.1
1977 20 21.4
1978 20.1 21.8
1979 20.2 22.2
1980 20.4 22.5
1981 20.6 22.8
1982 20.7 23.1
1983 20.8 23.5
1984 21 23.9
1985 21.2 24.2
1986 21.4 24.5
1987 21.5 24.8
1988 21.6 25.1
1989 21.7 25.6
1990 21.7 26
1991 21.6 26.4
1992 21.6 26.8
1993 21.5 27.2
1994 21.4 27.6
1995 21.4 28
1996 21.5 28.3
1997 21.7 28.8
1998 21.9 29.2
1999 22.2 29.6
2000 22.4 30.1
2001 22.6 30.5
2002 22.8 31
2003 23 31.4
2004 23.2 31.8
2005 23.3 32.1
2006 23.5 32.5
2007 23.6 32.9
2008 23.7 33.3
2009 23.9 33.7
2010 24.1 34
2011 24.3 34.3
2012 24.5 34.5
2013 24.6 34.7
2014 24.8 35
2015 25 35.2
2016 25.1 35.4
2017 25.2 35.7
2018 25.3 35.9
2019 25.5 36.2
2020 25.7 36.4
2021 25.8 36.6
2022 26 36.8
2023 26.1 37.1
2024 26.2 37.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kyrgyzstan North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.5%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.83%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.62%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.4%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.5%
2023
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
52.1%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
24.7%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
55.6
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.09B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$3.1B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
8,508,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
8.01%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
72.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Kyrgyzstan North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
645 kg
2022
641 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
10.5 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
72.9%
2022
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
27.6%
2021
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
22.8%
2022
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share
33.8%
2022
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,971 kWh
2022
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
85.6%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
85.9%
2022
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Kyrgyzstan North Korea
% of world population
0.09%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,645
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
38.2%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40.6
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
24
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.7
2020
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.7
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
75
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.6%
2019
100%
2018
English speaking
2%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
88.5%
2023
0%
2012

Health

Kyrgyzstan North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$85.9
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
72 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.85%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.15
2021
3.67
2017
Age at first childbirth
22.6 years
2019
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
42
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
17
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
26.8%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.6%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
22
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.3%
2022
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.63 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Kyrgyzstan North Korea
% of world land
0.13%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
10,250 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
39,996 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
5,290 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,127 mi
2018
15,879 mi
2006

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