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Monaco vs North Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Monaco has a population of 38.6K (ranked 191/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Monaco's land area is 0.8 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 196th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Monaco ranks 153/197 ($10B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Monaco ranks 1/197 ($256,581), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Monaco and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Monaco and North Korea economies compared

GDP
Monaco

North Korea
Year GDP
Monaco North Korea
1970 $293,127,333 -
1971 $327,706,210 -
1972 $402,451,901 -
1973 $523,554,039 -
1974 $563,949,254 -
1975 $711,978,962 -
1976 $735,324,245 -
1977 $811,191,392 -
1978 $1,000,555,218 -
1979 $1,209,870,147 -
1980 $1,378,175,524 -
1981 $1,205,188,648 -
1982 $1,143,216,457 -
1983 $1,092,560,365 -
1984 $1,037,329,604 -
1985 $1,082,867,507 -
1986 $1,515,234,743 -
1987 $1,839,081,463 -
1988 $2,000,704,745 -
1989 $2,010,083,833 -
1990 $2,481,307,077 -
1991 $2,480,540,845 -
1992 $2,737,049,231 -
1993 $2,574,494,356 -
1994 $2,720,332,135 -
1995 $3,130,309,995 -
1996 $3,137,886,995 -
1997 $2,840,195,190 -
1998 $2,934,593,468 -
1999 $2,907,118,641 -
2000 $2,654,462,665 -
2001 $2,673,723,034 -
2002 $2,919,647,982 -
2003 $3,597,089,751 -
2004 $4,043,551,489 -
2005 $4,204,652,899 -
2006 $4,586,826,513 -
2007 $5,875,790,766 -
2008 $6,502,942,245 -
2009 $5,474,379,252 $23,356,470,000
2010 $5,367,561,570 $25,995,513,000
2011 $6,088,689,808 $29,005,020,000
2012 $5,742,749,294 $29,890,710,000
2013 $6,555,591,710 $30,588,922,000
2014 $7,070,017,324 $30,554,460,000
2015 $6,264,756,528 $30,723,030,000
2016 $6,471,290,794 $28,882,640,000
2017 $6,430,254,653 $29,105,440,000
2018 $7,184,333,936 $28,536,400,000
2019 $7,383,496,254 $28,222,880,000
2020 $6,730,736,283 $27,728,240,000
2021 $8,623,242,743 $32,301,720,000
2022 $8,800,430,486 $28,971,360,000
2023 $9,995,350,547 $32,155,360,000
2024 - $34,943,120,000

Monaco and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Monaco

North Korea
Year GDP per capita
Monaco North Korea
1970 $12,098 -
1971 $13,334 -
1972 $16,187 -
1973 $20,882 -
1974 $22,348 -
1975 $27,921 -
1976 $28,396 -
1977 $30,875 -
1978 $37,608 -
1979 $44,990 -
1980 $50,814 -
1981 $44,157 -
1982 $41,479 -
1983 $39,076 -
1984 $36,582 -
1985 $37,690 -
1986 $52,082 -
1987 $62,456 -
1988 $67,181 -
1989 $66,816 -
1990 $81,735 -
1991 $80,997 -
1992 $88,615 -
1993 $82,685 -
1994 $86,704 -
1995 $99,032 -
1996 $98,561 -
1997 $88,582 -
1998 $90,947 -
1999 $89,698 -
2000 $81,789 -
2001 $82,403 -
2002 $90,051 -
2003 $111,110 -
2004 $125,160 -
2005 $130,539 -
2006 $143,083 -
2007 $184,559 -
2008 $204,264 -
2009 $169,150 $939
2010 $161,854 $1,040
2011 $179,364 $1,156
2012 $165,445 $1,186
2013 $184,941 $1,208
2014 $195,694 $1,201
2015 $170,437 $1,201
2016 $173,605 $1,124
2017 $170,663 $1,127
2018 $188,298 $1,100
2019 $193,747 $1,084
2020 $176,892 $1,061
2021 $223,823 $1,231
2022 $226,052 $1,100
2023 $256,581 $1,217
2024 - $1,319

Monaco vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Monaco

North Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Monaco North Korea
1950 68 14.2
1951 68.4 17.7
1952 68.9 32.8
1953 69.6 40.3
1954 70 50.6
1955 70.4 51.8
1956 70.7 52.8
1957 70.9 53.7
1958 71.1 54.5
1959 71.4 55.2
1960 71.9 55.8
1961 72.2 56.4
1962 72.4 57
1963 72.5 57.6
1964 72.7 58.2
1965 72.9 58.8
1966 73 59.4
1967 73.1 60.1
1968 73.2 60.8
1969 73.2 61.4
1970 73.3 62
1971 73.4 62.7
1972 73.4 63.3
1973 73.4 63.8
1974 73.4 64.3
1975 73.5 64.8
1976 73.8 65.3
1977 74.2 65.8
1978 74.7 66.3
1979 74.9 66.7
1980 74.9 67.2
1981 75 67.7
1982 75.3 68.1
1983 75.7 68.5
1984 76.4 68.9
1985 77.4 69.2
1986 78.4 69.5
1987 79.3 69.8
1988 79.4 70.1
1989 79.4 70.3
1990 79.4 70.5
1991 79.7 70.7
1992 80.1 71
1993 80.4 70.8
1994 80.7 70.5
1995 80.9 60.8
1996 81.1 60.8
1997 81.4 60.9
1998 81.6 60.9
1999 81.8 60.9
2000 82.1 60.9
2001 82.5 60.9
2002 83.1 60.9
2003 83.6 69.4
2004 84.2 69.3
2005 84.3 69.2
2006 84.2 69.1
2007 83.9 69
2008 83.8 69.3
2009 84.2 69.7
2010 84.6 70.2
2011 85 70.8
2012 85 71.3
2013 85.1 71.9
2014 85.1 72.5
2015 85.3 72.8
2016 85.6 73
2017 85.9 73
2018 86.1 73
2019 86.2 72.9
2020 86.1 72.8
2021 85.1 73.4
2022 85.7 73.6
2023 86.4 73.6
2024 86.5 73.7
2025 86.6 73.9

Monaco and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Monaco

North Korea
Year Population
Monaco North Korea
1960 21,808 11,722,953
1961 21,901 11,990,713
1962 22,078 12,262,882
1963 22,385 12,567,057
1964 22,686 12,889,770
1965 22,941 13,219,369
1966 23,131 13,569,094
1967 23,230 13,958,350
1968 23,437 14,365,596
1969 23,831 14,767,615
1970 24,229 15,172,775
1971 24,576 15,572,457
1972 24,862 15,975,069
1973 25,072 16,350,367
1974 25,235 16,673,121
1975 25,500 16,971,055
1976 25,895 17,243,450
1977 26,273 17,492,798
1978 26,605 17,735,995
1979 26,892 17,983,470
1980 27,122 18,236,786
1981 27,293 18,501,295
1982 27,561 18,776,357
1983 27,960 19,054,034
1984 28,356 19,335,043
1985 28,731 19,620,388
1986 29,093 19,910,855
1987 29,446 20,205,483
1988 29,781 20,503,161
1989 30,084 20,804,367
1990 30,358 21,112,137
1991 30,625 21,428,638
1992 30,887 21,750,911
1993 31,136 22,073,352
1994 31,375 22,393,975
1995 31,609 22,669,304
1996 31,837 22,895,746
1997 32,063 23,110,830
1998 32,267 23,311,564
1999 32,410 23,497,599
2000 32,455 23,665,910
2001 32,447 23,815,358
2002 32,422 23,943,973
2003 32,374 24,090,380
2004 32,307 24,254,943
2005 32,210 24,396,433
2006 32,057 24,524,507
2007 31,837 24,646,383
2008 31,836 24,764,618
2009 32,364 24,878,332
2010 33,163 24,987,258
2011 33,946 25,097,874
2012 34,711 25,211,728
2013 35,447 25,329,451
2014 36,128 25,451,262
2015 36,757 25,575,350
2016 37,276 25,698,326
2017 37,678 25,817,709
2018 38,154 25,931,147
2019 38,109 26,037,632
2020 38,050 26,136,312
2021 38,527 26,232,534
2022 38,931 26,328,845
2023 38,956 26,418,204
2024 38,631 26,498,823

Fertility rates in Monaco and North Korea

Fertility rate
Monaco

North Korea
Year Fertility rate
Monaco North Korea
1960 2.81 3.57
1961 2.78 3.26
1962 2.76 3.41
1963 2.73 3.63
1964 2.69 3.55
1965 2.66 3.56
1966 2.63 3.71
1967 2.59 4.05
1968 2.57 3.87
1969 2.54 3.86
1970 2.5 3.85
1971 2.47 3.74
1972 2.44 3.89
1973 2.41 3.35
1974 2.38 3.14
1975 2.35 3.05
1976 2.33 2.84
1977 2.31 2.77
1978 2.28 2.79
1979 2.26 2.85
1980 2.24 2.84
1981 2.22 2.92
1982 2.2 2.85
1983 2.18 2.78
1984 2.17 2.71
1985 2.14 2.65
1986 2.11 2.59
1987 2.06 2.53
1988 2.01 2.47
1989 1.93 2.41
1990 1.85 2.39
1991 1.79 2.35
1992 1.76 2.29
1993 1.75 2.22
1994 1.76 2.18
1995 1.78 2.15
1996 1.82 2.09
1997 1.88 2.03
1998 1.95 1.99
1999 2.01 1.97
2000 2.08 1.94
2001 2.18 1.94
2002 2.01 1.92
2003 1.91 1.91
2004 1.99 1.9
2005 2.01 1.87
2006 2.1 1.94
2007 2.21 1.94
2008 2.38 1.97
2009 2.4 1.91
2010 2.38 1.89
2011 2.22 1.88
2012 2.29 1.88
2013 2.31 1.88
2014 2.49 1.87
2015 2.5 1.86
2016 2.58 1.86
2017 2.42 1.85
2018 2.49 1.83
2019 2.4 1.83
2020 2.38 1.82
2021 2.12 1.81
2022 2.11 1.8
2023 2.11 1.78

Monaco and North Korea demographics compared

Median age
Monaco

North Korea
Year Median age, years
Monaco North Korea
1960 45.4 19.9
1961 45.4 20.2
1962 45.3 20.6
1963 45 20.8
1964 44.8 21
1965 44.8 21.2
1966 45 21.3
1967 45.2 21.4
1968 45.3 21.4
1969 45 21.4
1970 44.8 21.4
1971 44.7 21.2
1972 44.7 20.9
1973 44.9 20.7
1974 45.1 20.7
1975 45 20.9
1976 44.6 21.1
1977 44.2 21.4
1978 44 21.8
1979 44 22.2
1980 44.1 22.5
1981 44.2 22.8
1982 44.1 23.1
1983 43.8 23.5
1984 43.5 23.9
1985 43.4 24.2
1986 43.4 24.5
1987 43.5 24.8
1988 43.7 25.1
1989 43.9 25.6
1990 44.2 26
1991 44.3 26.4
1992 44.3 26.8
1993 44.4 27.2
1994 44.5 27.6
1995 44.7 28
1996 44.8 28.3
1997 44.9 28.8
1998 45 29.2
1999 45.3 29.6
2000 45.6 30.1
2001 45.8 30.5
2002 45.9 31
2003 46 31.4
2004 46.2 31.8
2005 46.5 32.1
2006 46.8 32.5
2007 47.1 32.9
2008 47.6 33.3
2009 48.3 33.7
2010 49.2 34
2011 50.1 34.3
2012 51.1 34.5
2013 52 34.7
2014 52.8 35
2015 53.7 35.2
2016 54.4 35.4
2017 55 35.7
2018 55.5 35.9
2019 55.6 36.2
2020 55.7 36.4
2021 56.2 36.6
2022 56 36.8
2023 55.3 37.1
2024 55 37.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Monaco North Korea
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.73%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel n/a
1,469,000
2020
Unemployment rate
6.33%
2016
25.6%
2013
Services, % of GDP
88.5%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
11.5%
2023
n/a
Economic freedom index
83
2025
3
2025
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.006%
2025
n/a
International tourist arrivals
159,000
2020
n/a

Energy

Monaco North Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
641 kg
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
64.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
2.43 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
85.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share n/a
14.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
8.5%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
4.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
830 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share n/a
63.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share n/a
62.7%
2022
Nuclear share n/a
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
57.5%
2023

Society

Monaco North Korea
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
+110
2024
-2,473
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
85.9
2025
11.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
82
2025
15
2024
Higher education index
38
2025
12
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2008
4.4
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
0
2013
24.2
2019
Visa free countries
167
2025
51
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
100%
2018
English speaking
40%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
99.1%
2023
0%
2012

Health

Monaco North Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,656
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$579
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
86.6 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Physicians per 1,000 people
8.89
2020
3.67
2017
Age at first childbirth
32.5 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
5
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.7
2023
18
2023
Obesity rate n/a
11.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
9.9%
2024
Air quality index
72
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
16.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
3.87 liters
2020

Territory

Monaco North Korea
% of world land
0.000001%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
20.8 sq mi
2024
1,754 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area n/a
10,021 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
23,036 sq mi
2025
Roads length
47.8 mi
2019
15,879 mi
2006

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