Skip to content

Lithuania vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Lithuania has a population of 2.89M (ranked 137/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Lithuania's land area is 24,170 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 120th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Lithuania ranks 78/197 ($84.9B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Lithuania ranks 43/197 ($29,386), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Lithuania North Korea
Population
2858798
26621357
Population rank 139/197 56/197
GDP
$84.9B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 78/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$29,386
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 43/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$54,414
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$32.4B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
41.8%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$11,232
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 50/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$18,848
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
24,170 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
119.5 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.18
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
43.1 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.3 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Lithuania and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Lithuania and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Lithuania

North Korea
Year GDP
Lithuania North Korea
1995 $7,921,210,340 -
1996 $8,430,207,164 -
1997 $10,168,271,903 -
1998 $11,289,161,847 -
1999 $11,022,095,814 -
2000 $11,550,695,727 -
2001 $12,260,761,329 -
2002 $14,282,292,665 -
2003 $18,809,197,970 -
2004 $22,743,164,431 -
2005 $26,105,207,115 -
2006 $30,116,192,747 -
2007 $39,729,151,615 -
2008 $47,831,254,208 -
2009 $37,494,380,039 $23,356,470,000
2010 $36,638,128,534 $25,995,513,000
2011 $43,186,501,863 $29,005,020,000
2012 $42,709,372,067 $29,890,710,000
2013 $46,303,660,422 $30,588,922,000
2014 $48,306,546,657 $30,554,460,000
2015 $41,540,954,817 $30,723,030,000
2016 $42,970,749,245 $28,882,640,000
2017 $47,756,764,508 $29,105,440,000
2018 $54,261,795,149 $28,536,400,000
2019 $55,122,066,226 $28,222,880,000
2020 $57,412,038,533 $27,728,240,000
2021 $67,037,321,009 $32,301,720,000
2022 $71,033,884,500 $28,971,360,000
2023 $79,789,877,416 $32,155,360,000
2024 $84,869,215,513 $34,943,120,000

Lithuania and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Lithuania

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Lithuania North Korea
1995 $2,183 -
1996 $2,341 -
1997 $2,844 -
1998 $3,181 -
1999 $3,128 -
2000 $3,301 -
2001 $3,533 -
2002 $4,148 -
2003 $5,507 -
2004 $6,735 -
2005 $7,857 -
2006 $9,210 -
2007 $12,295 -
2008 $14,956 -
2009 $11,854 $939
2010 $11,829 $1,040
2011 $14,262 $1,156
2012 $14,288 $1,186
2013 $15,637 $1,208
2014 $16,446 $1,201
2015 $14,270 $1,201
2016 $14,934 $1,124
2017 $16,800 $1,127
2018 $19,247 $1,100
2019 $19,609 $1,084
2020 $20,429 $1,061
2021 $23,870 $1,231
2022 $25,086 $1,100
2023 $27,786 $1,217
2024 $29,386 $1,319

Lithuania vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Lithuania

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Lithuania North Korea
1950 66.1 14.2
1951 66.1 17.7
1952 66.2 32.8
1953 66.3 40.3
1954 66.5 50.6
1955 66.6 51.8
1956 66.8 52.8
1957 67.7 53.7
1958 68.6 54.5
1959 69.4 55.2
1960 70.3 55.8
1961 70.5 56.4
1962 69.4 57
1963 70.6 57.6
1964 71.9 58.2
1965 71.7 58.8
1966 71.9 59.4
1967 72 60.1
1968 71.6 60.8
1969 71.2 61.4
1970 71.1 62
1971 72 62.7
1972 71.3 63.3
1973 71.6 63.8
1974 71.5 64.3
1975 71.1 64.8
1976 71.2 65.3
1977 71.1 65.8
1978 70.9 66.3
1979 70.7 66.7
1980 70.7 67.2
1981 70.7 67.7
1982 71.1 68.1
1983 71 68.5
1984 70.5 68.9
1985 70.7 69.2
1986 72.4 69.5
1987 72.2 69.8
1988 72 70.1
1989 71.6 70.3
1990 71.4 70.5
1991 70.5 70.7
1992 70.3 71
1993 68.9 70.8
1994 68.5 70.5
1995 69 60.8
1996 70.2 60.8
1997 71 60.9
1998 71.3 60.9
1999 71.7 60.9
2000 72.1 60.9
2001 71.7 60.9
2002 71.8 60.9
2003 72.1 69.4
2004 72 69.3
2005 71.2 69.2
2006 71 69.1
2007 70.7 69
2008 71.7 69.3
2009 72.8 69.7
2010 73.2 70.2
2011 73.6 70.8
2012 74 71.3
2013 74 71.9
2014 74.6 72.5
2015 74.5 72.8
2016 74.8 73
2017 75.7 73
2018 75.9 73
2019 76.4 72.9
2020 75.1 72.8
2021 74.3 73.4
2022 74.7 73.6
2023 76 73.6
2024 76.2 73.7
2025 76.3 73.9

Lithuania and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Lithuania

North Korea
Year Population
Lithuania North Korea
1960 2,778,550 11,722,953
1961 2,823,550 11,990,713
1962 2,863,350 12,262,882
1963 2,898,950 12,567,057
1964 2,935,200 12,889,770
1965 2,971,450 13,219,369
1966 3,008,050 13,569,094
1967 3,044,400 13,958,350
1968 3,078,850 14,365,596
1969 3,107,321 14,767,615
1970 3,139,689 15,172,775
1971 3,179,041 15,572,457
1972 3,213,622 15,975,069
1973 3,244,438 16,350,367
1974 3,273,894 16,673,121
1975 3,301,652 16,971,055
1976 3,328,664 17,243,450
1977 3,355,036 17,492,798
1978 3,379,514 17,735,995
1979 3,397,842 17,983,470
1980 3,413,202 18,236,786
1981 3,432,947 18,501,295
1982 3,457,179 18,776,357
1983 3,485,192 19,054,034
1984 3,514,205 19,335,043
1985 3,544,543 19,620,388
1986 3,578,914 19,910,855
1987 3,616,367 20,205,483
1988 3,655,049 20,503,161
1989 3,684,255 20,804,367
1990 3,697,838 21,112,137
1991 3,704,134 21,428,638
1992 3,700,114 21,750,911
1993 3,682,613 22,073,352
1994 3,657,144 22,393,975
1995 3,629,102 22,669,304
1996 3,601,613 22,895,746
1997 3,575,137 23,110,830
1998 3,549,331 23,311,564
1999 3,524,238 23,497,599
2000 3,499,536 23,665,910
2001 3,470,818 23,815,358
2002 3,443,067 23,943,973
2003 3,415,213 24,090,380
2004 3,377,075 24,254,943
2005 3,322,528 24,396,433
2006 3,269,909 24,524,507
2007 3,231,294 24,646,383
2008 3,198,231 24,764,618
2009 3,162,916 24,878,332
2010 3,097,282 24,987,258
2011 3,028,115 25,097,874
2012 2,989,139 25,211,728
2013 2,961,250 25,329,451
2014 2,937,253 25,451,262
2015 2,911,109 25,575,350
2016 2,877,325 25,698,326
2017 2,842,639 25,817,709
2018 2,819,200 25,931,147
2019 2,811,089 26,037,632
2020 2,810,369 26,136,312
2021 2,808,380 26,232,534
2022 2,831,639 26,328,845
2023 2,871,585 26,418,204
2024 2,888,055 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Lithuania and North Korea

Fertility rate
Lithuania

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Lithuania North Korea
1960 2.56 3.57
1961 2.53 3.26
1962 2.45 3.41
1963 2.35 3.63
1964 2.28 3.55
1965 2.23 3.56
1966 2.22 3.71
1967 2.23 4.05
1968 2.24 3.87
1969 2.3 3.86
1970 2.4 3.85
1971 2.41 3.74
1972 2.34 3.89
1973 2.22 3.35
1974 2.21 3.14
1975 2.18 3.05
1976 2.18 2.84
1977 2.14 2.77
1978 2.08 2.79
1979 2.05 2.85
1980 1.99 2.84
1981 1.98 2.92
1982 1.97 2.85
1983 2.1 2.78
1984 2.07 2.71
1985 2.08 2.65
1986 2.12 2.59
1987 2.11 2.53
1988 2.02 2.47
1989 1.98 2.41
1990 2.03 2.39
1991 2.01 2.35
1992 1.97 2.29
1993 1.74 2.22
1994 1.57 2.18
1995 1.55 2.15
1996 1.49 2.09
1997 1.47 2.03
1998 1.46 1.99
1999 1.46 1.97
2000 1.39 1.94
2001 1.29 1.94
2002 1.23 1.92
2003 1.26 1.91
2004 1.27 1.9
2005 1.29 1.87
2006 1.33 1.94
2007 1.36 1.94
2008 1.45 1.97
2009 1.5 1.91
2010 1.5 1.89
2011 1.55 1.88
2012 1.6 1.88
2013 1.59 1.88
2014 1.57 1.87
2015 1.63 1.86
2016 1.63 1.86
2017 1.57 1.85
2018 1.53 1.83
2019 1.43 1.83
2020 1.36 1.82
2021 1.36 1.81
2022 1.27 1.8
2023 1.18 1.78

Lithuania and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Lithuania

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Lithuania North Korea
1960 28.5 19.9
1961 28.7 20.2
1962 28.9 20.6
1963 29.2 20.8
1964 29.4 21
1965 29.6 21.2
1966 29.9 21.3
1967 30.2 21.4
1968 30.4 21.4
1969 30.6 21.4
1970 30.8 21.4
1971 30.9 21.2
1972 31.1 20.9
1973 31.3 20.7
1974 31.4 20.7
1975 31.4 20.9
1976 31.5 21.1
1977 31.6 21.4
1978 31.8 21.8
1979 31.9 22.2
1980 31.9 22.5
1981 32 22.8
1982 32 23.1
1983 32.1 23.5
1984 32.1 23.9
1985 32.1 24.2
1986 32.2 24.5
1987 32.2 24.8
1988 32.4 25.1
1989 32.6 25.6
1990 32.7 26
1991 32.9 26.4
1992 33.1 26.8
1993 33.3 27.2
1994 33.6 27.6
1995 34 28
1996 34.4 28.3
1997 34.8 28.8
1998 35.2 29.2
1999 35.6 29.6
2000 35.9 30.1
2001 36.4 30.5
2002 36.9 31
2003 37.4 31.4
2004 37.9 31.8
2005 38.5 32.1
2006 39 32.5
2007 39.4 32.9
2008 39.8 33.3
2009 40.1 33.7
2010 40.7 34
2011 41.4 34.3
2012 41.9 34.5
2013 42.2 34.7
2014 42.5 35
2015 42.8 35.2
2016 43.2 35.4
2017 43.6 35.7
2018 44 35.9
2019 44.1 36.2
2020 44.1 36.4
2021 44 36.6
2022 43.6 36.8
2023 43.1 37.1
2024 43.1 37.3

Interactive Maps

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

GDP per capita

GDP

Life expectancy

Population

Population density

Fertility rate

Median age

Land area

National statistics comparison

Finance

Lithuania North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$77.8B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.2%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.25%
2022
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.72%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
37,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.99%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
7.1%
2024
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
63.6%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
23.4%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
74.6
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.3%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2023
n/a
Listed domestic companies
45
2003
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$7.41B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.05B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
2,284,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
7.54%
2004
n/a
Banked people share
99%
2024
n/a

Energy

Lithuania North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,437 kg
2023
641 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.9
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
13.1 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.57 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
61.4%
2023
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
33.2%
2021
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
4.51%
2023
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share
71.5%
2023
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
4,203 kWh
2023
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
65.6%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
16.5%
2023
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Lithuania North Korea
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
+2,617
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
68.9%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.5 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
75.6
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
63
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
77
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.63
2023
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2021
100%
2018
English speaking
38%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
88.5%
2023
0%
2012

Health

Lithuania North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,989
2023
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$633
2023
n/a
Life expectancy
76.3 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.64%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
5.13
2022
3.67
2017
Age at first childbirth
28.4 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.4
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
26%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.5%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
71
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
31.4%
2022
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.1 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Lithuania North Korea
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
8,369 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
11,093 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,515 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
52,298 mi
2014
15,879 mi
2006

In-depth comparisons

Facts comparisons

Facts vs Lithuania vs North Korea
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare