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Luxembourg vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Luxembourg has a population of 678K (ranked 164/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Luxembourg's land area is 994 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 169th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Luxembourg ranks 73/197 ($93.2B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Luxembourg ranks 3/197 ($137,517), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Main facts and rankings

Luxembourg North Korea
Population
690832
26621357
Population rank 164/197 56/197
GDP
$93.2B
2024
$34.9B
2024
GDP rank 73/197 106/197
GDP per capita
$137,517
2024
$1,319
2024
GDP per capita rank 3/197 168/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$150,772
2024
$1,700
2015
Government debt
$24.2B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
26.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$35,728
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 20/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$64,450
2025
$1,642
2025
Land area
994 sq mi
2025
46,491 sq mi
2025
Population density
682 ppl/mi²
2024
570 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.25
2023
1.78
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
37.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.5 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Luxembourg and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Luxembourg and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Luxembourg

North Korea
Year GDP
Luxembourg North Korea
1960 $709,941,874 -
1961 $710,163,719 -
1962 $747,846,862 -
1963 $797,902,154 -
1964 $910,877,686 -
1965 $929,477,285 -
1966 $976,717,015 -
1967 $983,052,315 -
1968 $1,075,561,623 -
1969 $1,245,432,991 -
1970 $1,457,768,455 -
1971 $1,518,773,421 -
1972 $1,901,697,370 -
1973 $2,609,875,802 -
1974 $3,183,637,117 -
1975 $3,123,333,333 -
1976 $3,423,586,207 -
1977 $3,789,321,328 -
1978 $4,718,539,772 -
1979 $5,516,982,664 -
1980 $6,019,805,490 -
1981 $5,053,665,797 -
1982 $4,602,316,793 -
1983 $4,524,217,751 -
1984 $4,438,435,493 -
1985 $4,577,211,767 -
1986 $6,685,595,088 -
1987 $8,320,902,215 -
1988 $9,418,167,855 -
1989 $10,037,674,038 -
1990 $12,778,792,854 -
1991 $13,834,219,728 -
1992 $15,518,702,635 -
1993 $15,925,521,222 -
1994 $17,701,798,891 -
1995 $20,853,093,870 -
1996 $20,895,314,658 -
1997 $19,563,836,265 -
1998 $20,150,053,345 -
1999 $21,899,317,599 -
2000 $21,230,182,989 -
2001 $21,387,533,703 -
2002 $23,649,833,332 -
2003 $29,667,268,248 -
2004 $35,064,843,793 -
2005 $37,672,280,120 -
2006 $42,910,146,296 -
2007 $51,587,401,416 -
2008 $58,844,277,702 -
2009 $54,467,289,898 $23,356,470,000
2010 $56,213,985,987 $25,995,513,000
2011 $61,696,281,326 $29,005,020,000
2012 $59,776,383,527 $29,890,710,000
2013 $65,203,276,467 $30,588,922,000
2014 $68,804,811,898 $30,554,460,000
2015 $60,071,584,216 $30,723,030,000
2016 $62,216,885,436 $28,882,640,000
2017 $65,712,180,343 $29,105,440,000
2018 $71,085,623,495 $28,536,400,000
2019 $69,872,035,114 $28,222,880,000
2020 $73,670,782,100 $27,728,240,000
2021 $86,386,759,695 $32,301,720,000
2022 $80,801,680,397 $28,971,360,000
2023 $87,574,021,092 $32,155,360,000
2024 $93,197,329,012 $34,943,120,000

Luxembourg and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Luxembourg

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Luxembourg North Korea
1960 $2,261 -
1961 $2,241 -
1962 $2,332 -
1963 $2,462 -
1964 $2,779 -
1965 $2,804 -
1966 $2,925 -
1967 $2,935 -
1968 $3,203 -
1969 $3,690 -
1970 $4,298 -
1971 $4,435 -
1972 $5,487 -
1973 $7,447 -
1974 $8,967 -
1975 $8,701 -
1976 $9,491 -
1977 $10,486 -
1978 $13,034 -
1979 $15,204 -
1980 $16,531 -
1981 $13,837 -
1982 $12,591 -
1983 $12,374 -
1984 $12,127 -
1985 $12,482 -
1986 $18,150 -
1987 $22,443 -
1988 $25,219 -
1989 $26,618 -
1990 $33,465 -
1991 $35,747 -
1992 $39,571 -
1993 $40,067 -
1994 $43,933 -
1995 $51,032 -
1996 $50,444 -
1997 $46,642 -
1998 $47,445 -
1999 $50,872 -
2000 $48,660 -
2001 $48,440 -
2002 $53,006 -
2003 $65,689 -
2004 $76,545 -
2005 $80,988 -
2006 $90,789 -
2007 $107,475 -
2008 $120,422 -
2009 $109,420 $939
2010 $110,886 $1,040
2011 $119,025 $1,156
2012 $112,585 $1,186
2013 $120,000 $1,208
2014 $123,679 $1,201
2015 $105,462 $1,201
2016 $106,899 $1,124
2017 $110,193 $1,127
2018 $116,927 $1,100
2019 $112,697 $1,084
2020 $116,860 $1,061
2021 $134,966 $1,231
2022 $123,720 $1,100
2023 $131,408 $1,217
2024 $137,517 $1,319

Luxembourg vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Luxembourg

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Luxembourg North Korea
1950 65.5 14.2
1951 65.9 17.7
1952 66.1 32.8
1953 66.4 40.3
1954 66.7 50.6
1955 67.4 51.8
1956 67.1 52.8
1957 66.9 53.7
1958 68.4 54.5
1959 68.4 55.2
1960 68.8 55.8
1961 69.1 56.4
1962 68.4 57
1963 68.7 57.6
1964 68.8 58.2
1965 69.2 58.8
1966 68.9 59.4
1967 69.5 60.1
1968 70 60.8
1969 69.7 61.4
1970 69.2 62
1971 69.2 62.7
1972 70.5 63.3
1973 70.3 63.8
1974 70.2 64.3
1975 70.3 64.8
1976 70.2 65.3
1977 71.5 65.8
1978 71.5 66.3
1979 72.3 66.7
1980 72.4 67.2
1981 72.1 67.7
1982 72.2 68.1
1983 73 68.5
1984 72.7 68.9
1985 73.3 69.2
1986 74.1 69.5
1987 73.9 69.8
1988 74.3 70.1
1989 74.3 70.3
1990 75 70.5
1991 75 70.7
1992 74.7 71
1993 75.4 70.8
1994 75.9 70.5
1995 75.9 60.8
1996 76.2 60.8
1997 76.4 60.9
1998 76.6 60.9
1999 77 60.9
2000 77.3 60.9
2001 77.5 60.9
2002 77.6 60.9
2003 77.3 69.4
2004 78.7 69.3
2005 78.9 69.2
2006 78.8 69.1
2007 79.1 69
2008 80.1 69.3
2009 79.9 69.7
2010 80.1 70.2
2011 80.3 70.8
2012 80.4 71.3
2013 80.9 71.9
2014 81.2 72.5
2015 81.3 72.8
2016 81.6 73
2017 81.1 73
2018 81.5 73
2019 81.6 72.9
2020 81.4 72.8
2021 81.8 73.4
2022 82.2 73.6
2023 82.2 73.6
2024 82.4 73.7
2025 82.5 73.9

Luxembourg and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Luxembourg

North Korea
Year Population
Luxembourg North Korea
1960 313,970 11,722,953
1961 316,845 11,990,713
1962 320,750 12,262,882
1963 324,100 12,567,057
1964 327,750 12,889,770
1965 331,500 13,219,369
1966 333,895 13,569,094
1967 334,995 13,958,350
1968 335,850 14,365,596
1969 337,500 14,767,615
1970 339,171 15,172,775
1971 342,421 15,572,457
1972 346,600 15,975,069
1973 350,450 16,350,367
1974 355,050 16,673,121
1975 358,950 16,971,055
1976 360,731 17,243,450
1977 361,358 17,492,798
1978 362,007 17,735,995
1979 362,856 17,983,470
1980 364,150 18,236,786
1981 365,225 18,501,295
1982 365,525 18,776,357
1983 365,622 19,054,034
1984 365,998 19,335,043
1985 366,706 19,620,388
1986 368,355 19,910,855
1987 370,750 20,205,483
1988 373,450 20,503,161
1989 377,100 20,804,367
1990 381,850 21,112,137
1991 387,000 21,428,638
1992 392,175 21,750,911
1993 397,475 22,073,352
1994 402,925 22,393,975
1995 408,625 22,669,304
1996 414,225 22,895,746
1997 419,450 23,110,830
1998 424,700 23,311,564
1999 430,475 23,497,599
2000 436,300 23,665,910
2001 441,525 23,815,358
2002 446,175 23,943,973
2003 451,630 24,090,380
2004 458,095 24,254,943
2005 465,158 24,396,433
2006 472,637 24,524,507
2007 479,993 24,646,383
2008 488,650 24,764,618
2009 497,783 24,878,332
2010 506,953 24,987,258
2011 518,347 25,097,874
2012 530,946 25,211,728
2013 543,360 25,329,451
2014 556,319 25,451,262
2015 569,604 25,575,350
2016 582,014 25,698,326
2017 596,336 25,817,709
2018 607,950 25,931,147
2019 620,001 26,037,632
2020 630,419 26,136,312
2021 640,064 26,232,534
2022 653,103 26,328,845
2023 666,430 26,418,204
2024 677,717 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Luxembourg and North Korea

Fertility rate
Luxembourg

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Luxembourg North Korea
1960 2.29 3.57
1961 - 3.26
1962 2.37 3.41
1963 - 3.63
1964 2.34 3.55
1965 2.42 3.56
1966 2.34 3.71
1967 2.24 4.05
1968 2.12 3.87
1969 2.02 3.86
1970 1.97 3.85
1971 1.95 3.74
1972 1.75 3.89
1973 1.58 3.35
1974 1.58 3.14
1975 1.55 3.05
1976 1.48 2.84
1977 1.5 2.77
1978 1.48 2.79
1979 1.48 2.85
1980 1.5 2.84
1981 1.55 2.92
1982 1.49 2.85
1983 1.43 2.78
1984 1.42 2.71
1985 1.38 2.65
1986 1.43 2.59
1987 1.4 2.53
1988 1.51 2.47
1989 1.52 2.41
1990 1.6 2.39
1991 1.6 2.35
1992 1.64 2.29
1993 1.7 2.22
1994 1.72 2.18
1995 1.7 2.15
1996 1.77 2.09
1997 1.71 2.03
1998 1.68 1.99
1999 1.74 1.97
2000 1.76 1.94
2001 1.66 1.94
2002 1.63 1.92
2003 1.62 1.91
2004 1.66 1.9
2005 1.63 1.87
2006 1.65 1.94
2007 1.61 1.94
2008 1.61 1.97
2009 1.59 1.91
2010 1.63 1.89
2011 1.52 1.88
2012 1.57 1.88
2013 1.55 1.88
2014 1.5 1.87
2015 1.47 1.86
2016 1.41 1.86
2017 1.39 1.85
2018 1.38 1.83
2019 1.34 1.83
2020 1.36 1.82
2021 1.38 1.81
2022 1.31 1.8
2023 1.25 1.78

Luxembourg and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Luxembourg

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Luxembourg North Korea
1960 35.1 19.9
1961 35.1 20.2
1962 35.1 20.6
1963 35.1 20.8
1964 35.2 21
1965 35.2 21.2
1966 35.2 21.3
1967 35.2 21.4
1968 35.3 21.4
1969 35.3 21.4
1970 35.3 21.4
1971 35.3 21.2
1972 35.1 20.9
1973 35.1 20.7
1974 35 20.7
1975 35 20.9
1976 34.9 21.1
1977 34.8 21.4
1978 34.8 21.8
1979 34.8 22.2
1980 34.9 22.5
1981 35 22.8
1982 35.2 23.1
1983 35.4 23.5
1984 35.6 23.9
1985 35.8 24.2
1986 36 24.5
1987 36.1 24.8
1988 36.2 25.1
1989 36.3 25.6
1990 36.4 26
1991 36.4 26.4
1992 36.5 26.8
1993 36.5 27.2
1994 36.6 27.6
1995 36.7 28
1996 36.8 28.3
1997 37 28.8
1998 37.1 29.2
1999 37.3 29.6
2000 37.3 30.1
2001 37.3 30.5
2002 37.6 31
2003 37.8 31.4
2004 38 31.8
2005 38.2 32.1
2006 38.4 32.5
2007 38.5 32.9
2008 38.7 33.3
2009 38.8 33.7
2010 38.9 34
2011 39 34.3
2012 39.1 34.5
2013 39.1 34.7
2014 39.2 35
2015 39.3 35.2
2016 39.3 35.4
2017 39.4 35.7
2018 39.5 35.9
2019 39.5 36.2
2020 39.6 36.4
2021 39.7 36.6
2022 39.7 36.8
2023 39.9 37.1
2024 40.2 37.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Luxembourg North Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$62B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.2%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.71%
2022
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.75%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
1,469,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.78%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
6.42%
2024
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
81.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
9.01%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
79.5
2025
3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
n/a
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
28
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$41.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.79B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$2.45B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
525,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
2.98%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
98.8%
2017
n/a

Energy

Luxembourg North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,592 kg
2023
641 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$31
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.01 megatons
2023
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
10.5 tons
2023
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
70.4%
2023
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20.5%
2021
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.55%
2023
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share
109.6%
2023
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
11,428 kWh
2023
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
89%
2021
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
48.8%
2023
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Luxembourg North Korea
% of world population
0.008%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
+5,677
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
92.3%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.42 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
93.1
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
81
2024
15
2024
Higher education index
79
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.54
2022
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2000
100%
2018
English speaking
57%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
98.8%
2024
0%
2012

Health

Luxembourg North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,505
2023
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$654
2023
n/a
Life expectancy
82.5 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.07%
2023
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.99
2017
3.67
2017
Age at first childbirth
31.4 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
11
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.3
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate
18.9%
2022
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.8%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
81
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23%
2022
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Luxembourg North Korea
% of world land
0.002%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
1,467 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
514 sq mi
2025
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
342 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,786 mi
2019
15,879 mi
2006

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