Liberia vs North Korea statistics compared

Liberia has a population of 5.61M (ranked 117/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Liberia's land area is 37,189 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 106th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Liberia and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Liberia and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Liberia

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Liberia	North Korea
1960	$190,495,600	-
1961	$183,920,900	-
1962	$191,861,800	-
1963	$200,229,600	-
1964	$218,929,100	-
1965	$229,260,800	-
1966	$244,459,500	-
1967	$261,024,300	-
1968	$276,820,700	-
1969	$306,961,800	-
1970	$323,099,700	-
1971	$341,543,100	-
1972	$368,098,000	-
1973	$386,968,300	-
1974	$486,955,000	-
1975	$577,549,300	-
1976	$596,675,700	-
1977	$673,010,600	-
1978	$717,240,400	-
1979	$814,067,900	-
1980	$854,711,500	-
1981	$846,514,500	-
1982	$863,933,200	-
1983	$823,374,900	-
1984	$848,478,300	-
1985	$851,296,100	-
1986	$840,964,400	-
1987	$972,800,000	-
1988	$1,038,300,000	-
1989	$786,300,000	-
1990	$384,400,000	-
1991	$348,000,000	-
1992	$223,500,000	-
1993	$160,400,000	-
1994	$132,200,000	-
1995	$134,800,000	-
1996	$159,400,000	-
1997	$295,900,000	-
1998	$359,600,000	-
1999	$441,800,000	-
2000	$874,000,000	-
2001	$906,000,000	-
2002	$927,000,000	-
2003	$748,000,000	-
2004	$897,000,000	-
2005	$949,000,000	-
2006	$1,119,000,000	-
2007	$1,373,000,000	-
2008	$1,726,000,000	-
2009	$1,768,000,000	$23,356,470,000
2010	$1,998,000,000	$25,995,513,000
2011	$2,398,000,000	$29,005,020,000
2012	$2,791,614,000	$29,890,710,000
2013	$3,177,198,100	$30,588,922,000
2014	$3,225,652,000	$30,554,460,000
2015	$3,227,075,700	$30,723,030,000
2016	$3,398,419,600	$28,882,640,000
2017	$3,390,703,400	$29,105,440,000
2018	$3,422,754,800	$28,536,400,000
2019	$3,319,596,500	$28,222,880,000
2020	$3,176,126,300	$27,728,240,000
2021	$3,513,049,500	$32,301,720,000
2022	$4,001,047,000	$28,971,360,000
2023	$4,390,000,000	$32,155,360,000
2024	$4,750,000,000	$34,943,120,000

Liberia and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Liberia

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Liberia	North Korea
1960	$167.2	-
1961	$157.5	-
1962	$160.3	-
1963	$163.1	-
1964	$173.9	-
1965	$177.6	-
1966	$184.6	-
1967	$192.2	-
1968	$198.6	-
1969	$214.7	-
1970	$220.3	-
1971	$227.1	-
1972	$238.6	-
1973	$244.4	-
1974	$299.4	-
1975	$346	-
1976	$347	-
1977	$381	-
1978	$394	-
1979	$435	-
1980	$443	-
1981	$426	-
1982	$422	-
1983	$391	-
1984	$390	-
1985	$380	-
1986	$364	-
1987	$409	-
1988	$424	-
1989	$312	-
1990	$172.9	-
1991	$177.9	-
1992	$107.8	-
1993	$74.4	-
1994	$61.5	-
1995	$62.1	-
1996	$71.4	-
1997	$122.6	-
1998	$134.7	-
1999	$156.6	-
2000	$298.5	-
2001	$300	-
2002	$299.5	-
2003	$239.8	-
2004	$284.1	-
2005	$287.5	-
2006	$321	-
2007	$374	-
2008	$452	-
2009	$448	$939
2010	$492	$1,040
2011	$568	$1,156
2012	$638	$1,186
2013	$711	$1,208
2014	$707	$1,201
2015	$693	$1,201
2016	$715	$1,124
2017	$699	$1,127
2018	$692	$1,100
2019	$658	$1,084
2020	$617	$1,061
2021	$668	$1,231
2022	$745	$1,100
2023	$799	$1,217
2024	$846	$1,319

Liberia vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Liberia

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Liberia	North Korea
1950	38	14.2
1951	38	17.7
1952	38.1	32.8
1953	38.1	40.3
1954	38.1	50.6
1955	38.1	51.8
1956	38.1	52.8
1957	38.1	53.7
1958	38.1	54.5
1959	38.1	55.2
1960	38.1	55.8
1961	38.1	56.4
1962	38.2	57
1963	38.3	57.6
1964	38.5	58.2
1965	38.7	58.8
1966	39	59.4
1967	39.3	60.1
1968	39.6	60.8
1969	40	61.4
1970	40.4	62
1971	40.7	62.7
1972	41.2	63.3
1973	41.6	63.8
1974	42.1	64.3
1975	42.5	64.8
1976	42.9	65.3
1977	43.2	65.8
1978	43.6	66.3
1979	43.9	66.7
1980	44.1	67.2
1981	44.3	67.7
1982	44.4	68.1
1983	44.6	68.5
1984	44.7	68.9
1985	44	69.2
1986	44.5	69.5
1987	44.3	69.8
1988	44.1	70.1
1989	43.9	70.3
1990	37.6	70.5
1991	43.6	70.7
1992	43.6	71
1993	43	70.8
1994	42.6	70.5
1995	44.6	60.8
1996	44.9	60.8
1997	48.3	60.9
1998	49.4	60.9
1999	50.4	60.9
2000	51.9	60.9
2001	53.1	60.9
2002	54.1	60.9
2003	53	69.4
2004	55.9	69.3
2005	56.8	69.2
2006	57.5	69.1
2007	58.1	69
2008	58.7	69.3
2009	59.1	69.7
2010	59.4	70.2
2011	59.5	70.8
2012	59.8	71.3
2013	60	71.9
2014	59.2	72.5
2015	59.2	72.8
2016	60.5	73
2017	60.8	73
2018	61	73
2019	61.2	72.9
2020	61.3	72.8
2021	61.2	73.4
2022	61.9	73.6
2023	62.2	73.6
2024	62.3	73.7
2025	62.5	73.9

Liberia and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Liberia

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Liberia	North Korea
1960	1,139,522	11,722,953
1961	1,167,717	11,990,713
1962	1,197,039	12,262,882
1963	1,227,414	12,567,057
1964	1,258,745	12,889,770
1965	1,291,156	13,219,369
1966	1,324,383	13,569,094
1967	1,358,435	13,958,350
1968	1,393,530	14,365,596
1969	1,429,605	14,767,615
1970	1,466,676	15,172,775
1971	1,504,077	15,572,457
1972	1,542,670	15,975,069
1973	1,583,588	16,350,367
1974	1,626,362	16,673,121
1975	1,670,913	16,971,055
1976	1,717,060	17,243,450
1977	1,766,019	17,492,798
1978	1,818,247	17,735,995
1979	1,872,713	17,983,470
1980	1,929,253	18,236,786
1981	1,986,867	18,501,295
1982	2,045,073	18,776,357
1983	2,107,113	19,054,034
1984	2,173,312	19,335,043
1985	2,240,539	19,620,388
1986	2,308,511	19,910,855
1987	2,377,229	20,205,483
1988	2,446,941	20,503,161
1989	2,517,858	20,804,367
1990	2,223,667	21,112,137
1991	1,956,518	21,428,638
1992	2,072,461	21,750,911
1993	2,155,126	22,073,352
1994	2,149,928	22,393,975
1995	2,169,162	22,669,304
1996	2,232,289	22,895,746
1997	2,412,989	23,110,830
1998	2,670,124	23,311,564
1999	2,821,684	23,497,599
2000	2,928,117	23,665,910
2001	3,015,338	23,815,358
2002	3,094,782	23,943,973
2003	3,119,532	24,090,380
2004	3,156,892	24,254,943
2005	3,301,015	24,396,433
2006	3,490,787	24,524,507
2007	3,669,050	24,646,383
2008	3,821,003	24,764,618
2009	3,943,028	24,878,332
2010	4,058,890	24,987,258
2011	4,221,178	25,097,874
2012	4,373,043	25,211,728
2013	4,470,239	25,329,451
2014	4,564,293	25,451,262
2015	4,659,431	25,575,350
2016	4,755,608	25,698,326
2017	4,848,925	25,817,709
2018	4,944,726	25,931,147
2019	5,043,721	26,037,632
2020	5,149,463	26,136,312
2021	5,259,323	26,232,534
2022	5,373,294	26,328,845
2023	5,493,031	26,418,204
2024	5,612,817	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Liberia and North Korea

Fertility rate

Liberia

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Liberia	North Korea
1960	6.39	3.57
1961	6.45	3.26
1962	6.5	3.41
1963	6.56	3.63
1964	6.59	3.55
1965	6.62	3.56
1966	6.63	3.71
1967	6.65	4.05
1968	6.66	3.87
1969	6.64	3.86
1970	6.58	3.85
1971	6.54	3.74
1972	6.6	3.89
1973	6.65	3.35
1974	6.69	3.14
1975	6.74	3.05
1976	6.79	2.84
1977	6.84	2.77
1978	6.88	2.79
1979	6.92	2.85
1980	6.87	2.84
1981	6.83	2.92
1982	6.79	2.85
1983	6.76	2.78
1984	6.73	2.71
1985	6.69	2.65
1986	6.64	2.59
1987	6.57	2.53
1988	6.51	2.47
1989	6.43	2.41
1990	6.37	2.39
1991	6.32	2.35
1992	6.28	2.29
1993	6.25	2.22
1994	6.21	2.18
1995	6.17	2.15
1996	6.13	2.09
1997	6.08	2.03
1998	6.02	1.99
1999	5.95	1.97
2000	5.88	1.94
2001	5.77	1.94
2002	5.65	1.92
2003	5.55	1.91
2004	5.51	1.9
2005	5.52	1.87
2006	5.53	1.94
2007	5.46	1.94
2008	5.33	1.97
2009	5.17	1.91
2010	5.06	1.89
2011	4.97	1.88
2012	4.88	1.88
2013	4.75	1.88
2014	4.62	1.87
2015	4.52	1.86
2016	4.46	1.86
2017	4.4	1.85
2018	4.34	1.83
2019	4.26	1.83
2020	4.17	1.82
2021	4.09	1.81
2022	4.02	1.8
2023	3.95	1.78

Liberia and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Liberia

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Liberia	North Korea
1960	19.3	19.9
1961	19.3	20.2
1962	19.3	20.6
1963	19.3	20.8
1964	19.2	21
1965	19.2	21.2
1966	19.2	21.3
1967	19.1	21.4
1968	19	21.4
1969	18.8	21.4
1970	18.7	21.4
1971	18.6	21.2
1972	18.6	20.9
1973	18.5	20.7
1974	18.4	20.7
1975	18.3	20.9
1976	18.2	21.1
1977	18.2	21.4
1978	18.1	21.8
1979	18	22.2
1980	18	22.5
1981	17.9	22.8
1982	17.9	23.1
1983	17.9	23.5
1984	17.9	23.9
1985	17.9	24.2
1986	17.9	24.5
1987	17.9	24.8
1988	17.9	25.1
1989	17.9	25.6
1990	17.9	26
1991	17.9	26.4
1992	17.9	26.8
1993	17.9	27.2
1994	18	27.6
1995	18	28
1996	18.1	28.3
1997	18.1	28.8
1998	18.2	29.2
1999	18.2	29.6
2000	18.3	30.1
2001	18.3	30.5
2002	18.3	31
2003	18.4	31.4
2004	18.4	31.8
2005	18.4	32.1
2006	18.4	32.5
2007	18.4	32.9
2008	18.4	33.3
2009	18.4	33.7
2010	18.4	34
2011	18.6	34.3
2012	18.8	34.5
2013	18.7	34.7
2014	18.7	35
2015	18.7	35.2
2016	18.7	35.4
2017	18.7	35.7
2018	18.8	35.9
2019	18.8	36.2
2020	19	36.4
2021	19.1	36.6
2022	19.2	36.8
2023	19.4	37.1
2024	19.6	37.3

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