Mongolia vs North Korea statistics compared

Mongolia has a population of 3.52M (ranked 132/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Mongolia's land area is 601,740 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 18th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Mongolia ranks 121/197 ($23.6B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Mongolia ranks 107/197 ($6,691), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Mongolia and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Mongolia and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Mongolia

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Mongolia	North Korea
1980	$2,101,394,100	-
1981	$2,310,099,100	-
1982	$2,552,401,933	-
1983	$2,725,736,633	-
1984	$2,098,734,600	-
1985	$2,186,505,475	-
1986	$2,896,178,867	-
1987	$3,020,611,600	-
1988	$3,204,461,567	-
1989	$3,576,966,800	-
1990	$2,560,785,660	-
1991	$2,379,018,326	-
1992	$1,317,611,864	-
1993	$768,401,634	-
1994	$925,817,092	-
1995	$1,452,165,005	-
1996	$1,345,719,472	-
1997	$1,180,934,203	-
1998	$1,124,440,205	-
1999	$1,057,408,589	-
2000	$1,136,896,124	-
2001	$1,267,997,934	-
2002	$1,396,555,720	-
2003	$1,595,297,356	-
2004	$1,992,066,808	-
2005	$2,523,471,601	-
2006	$3,414,055,662	-
2007	$4,234,999,704	-
2008	$5,623,216,608	-
2009	$4,583,850,368	$23,356,470,000
2010	$7,189,481,999	$25,995,513,000
2011	$10,409,797,378	$29,005,020,000
2012	$12,292,770,632	$29,890,710,000
2013	$12,582,122,604	$30,588,922,000
2014	$12,226,514,668	$30,554,460,000
2015	$11,619,892,591	$30,723,030,000
2016	$11,181,350,649	$28,882,640,000
2017	$11,480,847,741	$29,105,440,000
2018	$13,178,094,720	$28,536,400,000
2019	$14,206,359,018	$28,222,880,000
2020	$13,312,981,429	$27,728,240,000
2021	$15,286,441,738	$32,301,720,000
2022	$17,146,471,714	$28,971,360,000
2023	$20,325,121,394	$32,155,360,000
2024	$23,586,055,802	$34,943,120,000

Mongolia and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Mongolia

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Mongolia	North Korea
1980	$1,235	-
1981	$1,325	-
1982	$1,430	-
1983	$1,490	-
1984	$1,120	-
1985	$1,138	-
1986	$1,469	-
1987	$1,493	-
1988	$1,543	-
1989	$1,684	-
1990	$1,220	-
1991	$1,099	-
1992	$608	-
1993	$355	-
1994	$423	-
1995	$653	-
1996	$596	-
1997	$515	-
1998	$484	-
1999	$449	-
2000	$476	-
2001	$524	-
2002	$570	-
2003	$643	-
2004	$794	-
2005	$995	-
2006	$1,330	-
2007	$1,628	-
2008	$2,127	-
2009	$1,703	$939
2010	$2,625	$1,040
2011	$3,736	$1,156
2012	$4,329	$1,186
2013	$4,340	$1,208
2014	$4,126	$1,201
2015	$3,839	$1,201
2016	$3,620	$1,124
2017	$3,646	$1,127
2018	$4,108	$1,100
2019	$4,348	$1,084
2020	$4,001	$1,061
2021	$4,518	$1,231
2022	$4,994	$1,100
2023	$5,839	$1,217
2024	$6,691	$1,319

Mongolia vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Mongolia

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Mongolia	North Korea
1950	38.6	14.2
1951	39.1	17.7
1952	39.4	32.8
1953	39.8	40.3
1954	40.2	50.6
1955	40.7	51.8
1956	41.4	52.8
1957	40.4	53.7
1958	42.8	54.5
1959	43.7	55.2
1960	44.5	55.8
1961	45.4	56.4
1962	46.3	57
1963	47.1	57.6
1964	47.9	58.2
1965	48.7	58.8
1966	49.4	59.4
1967	50.1	60.1
1968	50.8	60.8
1969	51.4	61.4
1970	52	62
1971	52.6	62.7
1972	53.1	63.3
1973	53.6	63.8
1974	54	64.3
1975	54.3	64.8
1976	54.6	65.3
1977	54.8	65.8
1978	54.9	66.3
1979	55.1	66.7
1980	55.2	67.2
1981	55.4	67.7
1982	55.6	68.1
1983	55.9	68.5
1984	56.1	68.9
1985	56.4	69.2
1986	56.8	69.5
1987	57.1	69.8
1988	57.5	70.1
1989	58.1	70.3
1990	58.8	70.5
1991	59.8	70.7
1992	60.4	71
1993	60.8	70.8
1994	60.9	70.5
1995	60.9	60.8
1996	61	60.8
1997	61.4	60.9
1998	62.1	60.9
1999	62.8	60.9
2000	63.5	60.9
2001	63.8	60.9
2002	64	60.9
2003	64.1	69.4
2004	64.3	69.3
2005	64.8	69.2
2006	65.6	69.1
2007	66.5	69
2008	67.1	69.3
2009	67.2	69.7
2010	67.1	70.2
2011	67.2	70.8
2012	67.6	71.3
2013	68.2	71.9
2014	68.7	72.5
2015	69.2	72.8
2016	69.7	73
2017	70.2	73
2018	70.6	73
2019	70.7	72.9
2020	70	72.8
2021	68.6	73.4
2022	71.5	73.6
2023	71.7	73.6
2024	72	73.7
2025	72.2	73.9

Mongolia and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Mongolia

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Mongolia	North Korea
1960	977,595	11,722,953
1961	1,009,284	11,990,713
1962	1,041,444	12,262,882
1963	1,071,362	12,567,057
1964	1,100,234	12,889,770
1965	1,131,177	13,219,369
1966	1,163,754	13,569,094
1967	1,196,996	13,958,350
1968	1,229,930	14,365,596
1969	1,262,284	14,767,615
1970	1,295,272	15,172,775
1971	1,330,071	15,572,457
1972	1,366,821	15,975,069
1973	1,405,502	16,350,367
1974	1,446,050	16,673,121
1975	1,488,296	16,971,055
1976	1,531,945	17,243,450
1977	1,576,245	17,492,798
1978	1,619,468	17,735,995
1979	1,660,659	17,983,470
1980	1,701,335	18,236,786
1981	1,742,857	18,501,295
1982	1,785,364	18,776,357
1983	1,829,092	19,054,034
1984	1,874,349	19,335,043
1985	1,921,514	19,620,388
1986	1,970,965	19,910,855
1987	2,022,800	20,205,483
1988	2,076,322	20,503,161
1989	2,124,185	20,804,367
1990	2,098,710	21,112,137
1991	2,165,342	21,428,638
1992	2,167,790	21,750,911
1993	2,165,130	22,073,352
1994	2,189,395	22,393,975
1995	2,224,945	22,669,304
1996	2,259,507	22,895,746
1997	2,291,750	23,110,830
1998	2,323,809	23,311,564
1999	2,356,813	23,497,599
2000	2,388,299	23,665,910
2001	2,417,751	23,815,358
2002	2,449,027	23,943,973
2003	2,480,374	24,090,380
2004	2,508,412	24,254,943
2005	2,536,407	24,396,433
2006	2,567,168	24,524,507
2007	2,601,850	24,646,383
2008	2,643,201	24,764,618
2009	2,691,115	24,878,332
2010	2,738,622	24,987,258
2011	2,786,317	25,097,874
2012	2,839,705	25,211,728
2013	2,899,011	25,329,451
2014	2,963,113	25,451,262
2015	3,026,864	25,575,350
2016	3,088,856	25,698,326
2017	3,148,917	25,817,709
2018	3,208,189	25,931,147
2019	3,267,673	26,037,632
2020	3,327,204	26,136,312
2021	3,383,741	26,232,534
2022	3,433,748	26,328,845
2023	3,481,145	26,418,204
2024	3,524,788	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Mongolia and North Korea

Fertility rate

Mongolia

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Mongolia	North Korea
1960	6.82	3.57
1961	6.96	3.26
1962	7.1	3.41
1963	7.24	3.63
1964	7.33	3.55
1965	7.38	3.56
1966	7.41	3.71
1967	7.39	4.05
1968	7.37	3.87
1969	7.34	3.86
1970	7.31	3.85
1971	7.3	3.74
1972	7.28	3.89
1973	7.24	3.35
1974	7.17	3.14
1975	7.07	3.05
1976	6.93	2.84
1977	6.79	2.77
1978	6.62	2.79
1979	6.42	2.85
1980	6.21	2.84
1981	5.98	2.92
1982	5.8	2.85
1983	5.63	2.78
1984	5.45	2.71
1985	5.26	2.65
1986	5.03	2.59
1987	4.83	2.53
1988	4.65	2.47
1989	4.42	2.41
1990	4.5	2.39
1991	4	2.35
1992	3.5	2.29
1993	2.5	2.22
1994	2.7	2.18
1995	2.77	2.15
1996	2.5	2.09
1997	2.4	2.03
1998	2.3	1.99
1999	2.3	1.97
2000	2.2	1.94
2001	2.2	1.94
2002	2.1	1.92
2003	2	1.91
2004	2	1.9
2005	2	1.87
2006	2.1	1.94
2007	2.3	1.94
2008	2.6	1.97
2009	2.8	1.91
2010	2.4	1.89
2011	2.6	1.88
2012	2.7	1.88
2013	3	1.88
2014	3.1	1.87
2015	3	1.86
2016	3	1.86
2017	2.8	1.85
2018	2.9	1.83
2019	3	1.83
2020	2.9	1.82
2021	2.8	1.81
2022	2.7	1.8
2023	2.7	1.78

Mongolia and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Mongolia

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Mongolia	North Korea
1960	22.8	19.9
1961	22.5	20.2
1962	22.2	20.6
1963	21.7	20.8
1964	21	21
1965	20.3	21.2
1966	19.6	21.3
1967	19	21.4
1968	18.4	21.4
1969	18	21.4
1970	17.7	21.4
1971	17.5	21.2
1972	17.3	20.9
1973	17.2	20.7
1974	17.2	20.7
1975	17.2	20.9
1976	17.2	21.1
1977	17.3	21.4
1978	17.4	21.8
1979	17.5	22.2
1980	17.7	22.5
1981	17.9	22.8
1982	18	23.1
1983	18.2	23.5
1984	18.4	23.9
1985	18.5	24.2
1986	18.6	24.5
1987	18.7	24.8
1988	18.7	25.1
1989	18.8	25.6
1990	19	26
1991	19.1	26.4
1992	19.3	26.8
1993	19.5	27.2
1994	19.8	27.6
1995	20	28
1996	20.4	28.3
1997	20.7	28.8
1998	21	29.2
1999	21.4	29.6
2000	21.8	30.1
2001	22.2	30.5
2002	22.6	31
2003	23	31.4
2004	23.4	31.8
2005	23.8	32.1
2006	24.2	32.5
2007	24.5	32.9
2008	24.8	33.3
2009	25.1	33.7
2010	25.4	34
2011	25.8	34.3
2012	26.1	34.5
2013	26.3	34.7
2014	26.5	35
2015	26.7	35.2
2016	26.9	35.4
2017	27	35.7
2018	27.1	35.9
2019	27.2	36.2
2020	27.3	36.4
2021	27.4	36.6
2022	27.6	36.8
2023	27.7	37.1
2024	27.8	37.3

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