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North Korea vs Saint Lucia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

North Korea has a population of 26.5M (ranked 56/197), compared with 180K in Saint Lucia (ranked 178/197). North Korea's land area is 46,491 sq mi versus 235.5 sq mi for Saint Lucia (ranked 97th vs. 178th).

By GDP, North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B) and Saint Lucia ranks 172/197 ($2.55B). By GDP per capita, North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319), while Saint Lucia ranks 70/197 ($14,182).

Main facts and rankings

North Korea Saint Lucia
Population
26621357
180421
Population rank 56/197 178/197
GDP
$34.9B
2024
$2.55B
2024
GDP rank 106/197 172/197
GDP per capita
$1,319
2024
$14,182
2024
GDP per capita rank 168/197 70/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,700
2015
$27,567
2024
Government debt n/a
$1.91B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
74.5%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$10,604
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 57/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,642
2025
$10,481
2025
Land area
46,491 sq mi
2025
235.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
570 ppl/mi²
2024
763 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
1.38
2023
Median age
37.3 years
2024
35.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
73 years
2025

North Korea and Saint Lucia: Comparison Charts

North Korea and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP
North Korea

Saint Lucia
Year GDP
North Korea Saint Lucia
1980 - $170,370,370
1981 - $194,444,444
1982 - $183,333,333
1983 - $197,037,037
1984 - $251,481,481
1985 - $284,444,444
1986 - $340,000,000
1987 - $375,555,556
1988 - $429,629,630
1989 - $486,666,667
1990 - $579,629,630
1991 - $613,703,704
1992 - $674,074,074
1993 - $684,814,815
1994 - $713,703,704
1995 - $762,962,963
1996 - $788,888,889
1997 - $805,925,926
1998 - $877,407,407
1999 - $921,851,852
2000 - $932,592,593
2001 - $892,592,593
2002 - $900,000,000
2003 - $987,407,407
2004 - $1,066,666,667
2005 - $1,135,555,556
2006 - $1,268,319,185
2007 - $1,336,088,815
2008 - $1,437,731,111
2009 $23,356,470,000 $1,401,507,889
2010 $25,995,513,000 $1,482,385,185
2011 $29,005,020,000 $1,568,370,370
2012 $29,890,710,000 $1,598,207,407
2013 $30,588,922,000 $1,660,392,593
2014 $30,554,460,000 $1,749,185,185
2015 $30,723,030,000 $1,807,640,741
2016 $28,882,640,000 $1,868,544,444
2017 $29,105,440,000 $1,998,503,704
2018 $28,536,400,000 $2,060,955,556
2019 $28,222,880,000 $2,095,344,444
2020 $27,728,240,000 $1,499,274,074
2021 $32,301,720,000 $1,867,185,185
2022 $28,971,360,000 $2,342,714,815
2023 $32,155,360,000 $2,430,166,667
2024 $34,943,120,000 $2,549,062,963

North Korea and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP per capita
North Korea

Saint Lucia
Year GDP per capita
North Korea Saint Lucia
1980 - $1,428
1981 - $1,605
1982 - $1,489
1983 - $1,576
1984 - $1,979
1985 - $2,202
1986 - $2,591
1987 - $2,819
1988 - $3,182
1989 - $3,565
1990 - $4,205
1991 - $4,399
1992 - $4,760
1993 - $4,765
1994 - $4,892
1995 - $5,148
1996 - $5,244
1997 - $5,282
1998 - $5,673
1999 - $5,883
2000 - $5,880
2001 - $5,570
2002 - $5,568
2003 - $6,059
2004 - $6,495
2005 - $6,863
2006 - $7,611
2007 - $7,964
2008 - $8,517
2009 $939 $8,251
2010 $1,040 $8,674
2011 $1,156 $9,129
2012 $1,186 $9,260
2013 $1,208 $9,577
2014 $1,201 $10,045
2015 $1,201 $10,335
2016 $1,124 $10,638
2017 $1,127 $11,333
2018 $1,100 $11,643
2019 $1,084 $11,794
2020 $1,061 $8,411
2021 $1,231 $10,459
2022 $1,100 $13,104
2023 $1,217 $13,555
2024 $1,319 $14,182

North Korea vs. Saint Lucia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
North Korea

Saint Lucia
Year Life expectancy, years
North Korea Saint Lucia
1950 14.2 48.3
1951 17.7 49.8
1952 32.8 52.4
1953 40.3 53.2
1954 50.6 54.5
1955 51.8 55.4
1956 52.8 55.9
1957 53.7 55.9
1958 54.5 56.6
1959 55.2 57.3
1960 55.8 57.9
1961 56.4 59.1
1962 57 59.9
1963 57.6 60.5
1964 58.2 61.3
1965 58.8 61.9
1966 59.4 62.5
1967 60.1 63.2
1968 60.8 63.7
1969 61.4 64
1970 62 64.3
1971 62.7 64.5
1972 63.3 64.6
1973 63.8 64.6
1974 64.3 65.4
1975 64.8 65.9
1976 65.3 66.2
1977 65.8 67
1978 66.3 67.4
1979 66.7 67.4
1980 67.2 67.8
1981 67.7 68.7
1982 68.1 69
1983 68.5 70
1984 68.9 70.5
1985 69.2 70.3
1986 69.5 70.2
1987 69.8 69.7
1988 70.1 69.7
1989 70.3 70
1990 70.5 70
1991 70.7 70.3
1992 71 70.7
1993 70.8 71
1994 70.5 71.1
1995 60.8 71.2
1996 60.8 71
1997 60.9 70.8
1998 60.9 70.7
1999 60.9 70.7
2000 60.9 70.8
2001 60.9 71.4
2002 60.9 71.7
2003 69.4 72.2
2004 69.3 72.5
2005 69.2 72.5
2006 69.1 72.8
2007 69 72.9
2008 69.3 73
2009 69.7 72.9
2010 70.2 72.8
2011 70.8 73
2012 71.3 72.9
2013 71.9 72.7
2014 72.5 72.7
2015 72.8 72.9
2016 73 72.6
2017 73 72.5
2018 73 72.7
2019 72.9 72.2
2020 72.8 72.3
2021 73.4 69.1
2022 73.6 72.7
2023 73.6 72.7
2024 73.7 72.8
2025 73.9 73

North Korea and Saint Lucia population clocks and comparison

Population
North Korea

Saint Lucia
Year Population
North Korea Saint Lucia
1960 11,722,953 92,585
1961 11,990,713 93,490
1962 12,262,882 94,505
1963 12,567,057 95,519
1964 12,889,770 96,505
1965 13,219,369 97,493
1966 13,569,094 98,463
1967 13,958,350 99,504
1968 14,365,596 100,675
1969 14,767,615 101,879
1970 15,172,775 103,165
1971 15,572,457 104,564
1972 15,975,069 106,002
1973 16,350,367 107,498
1974 16,673,121 109,076
1975 16,971,055 110,725
1976 17,243,450 112,425
1977 17,492,798 114,135
1978 17,735,995 115,834
1979 17,983,470 117,528
1980 18,236,786 119,290
1981 18,501,295 121,166
1982 18,776,357 123,087
1983 19,054,034 125,044
1984 19,335,043 127,067
1985 19,620,388 129,159
1986 19,910,855 131,239
1987 20,205,483 133,227
1988 20,503,161 135,000
1989 20,804,367 136,512
1990 21,112,137 137,857
1991 21,428,638 139,520
1992 21,750,911 141,617
1993 22,073,352 143,726
1994 22,393,975 145,890
1995 22,669,304 148,208
1996 22,895,746 150,436
1997 23,110,830 152,569
1998 23,311,564 154,677
1999 23,497,599 156,702
2000 23,665,910 158,616
2001 23,815,358 160,237
2002 23,943,973 161,641
2003 24,090,380 162,976
2004 24,254,943 164,239
2005 24,396,433 165,450
2006 24,524,507 166,639
2007 24,646,383 167,758
2008 24,764,618 168,808
2009 24,878,332 169,869
2010 24,987,258 170,906
2011 25,097,874 171,801
2012 25,211,728 172,587
2013 25,329,451 173,369
2014 25,451,262 174,138
2015 25,575,350 174,905
2016 25,698,326 175,646
2017 25,817,709 176,342
2018 25,931,147 177,017
2019 26,037,632 177,661
2020 26,136,312 178,250
2021 26,232,534 178,522
2022 26,328,845 178,781
2023 26,418,204 179,285
2024 26,498,823 179,744

Fertility rates in North Korea and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate
North Korea

Saint Lucia
Year Fertility rate
North Korea Saint Lucia
1960 3.57 6.77
1961 3.26 6.84
1962 3.41 6.82
1963 3.63 6.72
1964 3.55 6.76
1965 3.56 6.69
1966 3.71 6.61
1967 4.05 6.51
1968 3.87 6.39
1969 3.86 6.25
1970 3.85 6.1
1971 3.74 5.95
1972 3.89 5.81
1973 3.35 5.69
1974 3.14 5.57
1975 3.05 5.36
1976 2.84 5.16
1977 2.77 4.97
1978 2.79 4.83
1979 2.85 4.58
1980 2.84 4.41
1981 2.92 4.28
1982 2.85 4.17
1983 2.78 4.08
1984 2.71 4.02
1985 2.65 3.97
1986 2.59 3.8
1987 2.53 3.61
1988 2.47 3.44
1989 2.41 3.31
1990 2.39 3.24
1991 2.35 3.19
1992 2.29 3.11
1993 2.22 3
1994 2.18 3.03
1995 2.15 3.03
1996 2.09 2.71
1997 2.03 2.74
1998 1.99 2.4
1999 1.97 2.5
2000 1.94 2.21
2001 1.94 2.13
2002 1.92 2.03
2003 1.91 1.94
2004 1.9 1.86
2005 1.87 1.81
2006 1.94 1.77
2007 1.94 1.7
2008 1.97 1.7
2009 1.91 1.74
2010 1.89 1.67
2011 1.88 1.5
2012 1.88 1.5
2013 1.88 1.5
2014 1.87 1.49
2015 1.86 1.47
2016 1.86 1.46
2017 1.85 1.45
2018 1.83 1.44
2019 1.83 1.42
2020 1.82 1.41
2021 1.81 1.4
2022 1.8 1.39
2023 1.78 1.38

North Korea and Saint Lucia demographics compared

Median age
North Korea

Saint Lucia
Year Median age, years
North Korea Saint Lucia
1960 19.9 16.5
1961 20.2 16
1962 20.6 15.5
1963 20.8 15.2
1964 21 15
1965 21.2 14.8
1966 21.3 14.9
1967 21.4 15
1968 21.4 15.1
1969 21.4 15
1970 21.4 14.9
1971 21.2 14.9
1972 20.9 14.9
1973 20.7 14.9
1974 20.7 15
1975 20.9 15.2
1976 21.1 15.4
1977 21.4 15.8
1978 21.8 16.3
1979 22.2 16.8
1980 22.5 17.1
1981 22.8 17.2
1982 23.1 17.3
1983 23.5 17.5
1984 23.9 17.6
1985 24.2 17.7
1986 24.5 17.8
1987 24.8 18
1988 25.1 18.4
1989 25.6 19.2
1990 26 19.9
1991 26.4 20.3
1992 26.8 20.5
1993 27.2 20.7
1994 27.6 20.9
1995 28 21.2
1996 28.3 21.4
1997 28.8 21.7
1998 29.2 22.2
1999 29.6 23
2000 30.1 23.8
2001 30.5 24.3
2002 31 24.7
2003 31.4 25
2004 31.8 25.4
2005 32.1 25.8
2006 32.5 26.2
2007 32.9 26.9
2008 33.3 27.9
2009 33.7 28.7
2010 34 29.3
2011 34.3 29.7
2012 34.5 30.2
2013 34.7 30.6
2014 35 31.1
2015 35.2 31.5
2016 35.4 31.9
2017 35.7 32.3
2018 35.9 32.8
2019 36.2 33.2
2020 36.4 33.6
2021 36.6 34
2022 36.8 34.3
2023 37.1 34.8
2024 37.3 35.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

North Korea Saint Lucia
GNI, Atlas method n/a
$2.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP n/a
25%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP n/a
3.85%
2024
Armed forces personnel
1,469,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-2.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
25.6%
2013
10.1%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
75.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP n/a
9.75%
2024
Economic freedom index
3
2025
67
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
34.1%
2015
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.1%
2015
Total reserves including gold n/a
$406M
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$65M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
432,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
88.8%
2018

Energy

North Korea Saint Lucia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
641 kg
2022
763 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$16
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
64.3 megatons
2023
0.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.43 tons
2023
1.65 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
85.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
14.7%
2021
9.7%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.5%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
4.9%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
830 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
63.2%
2021
2.54%
2021
Hydroelectric share
62.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

North Korea Saint Lucia
% of world population
0.33%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,473
2024
-7
2024
Urban population
63.5%
2024
19.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Quality of life index
11.8
2025
46.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
15
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
12
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
4.4
2015
36.7
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
24.2
2019
29.8
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
139
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2018
90.1%
2001
English speaking
0%
2025
43%
2023
People using the Internet
0%
2012
70.1%
2023

Health

North Korea Saint Lucia
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$645
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$249.7
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
13.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.67
2017
0.66
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
44
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
18
2023
15.5
2023
Obesity rate
11.1%
2022
34.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.9%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
42
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.5%
2022
13.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.87 liters
2020
9.28 liters
2020

Territory

North Korea Saint Lucia
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.0004%
2025
Land area per capita
1,754 sq mi
2024
1,310 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,021 sq mi
2025
38.4 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,036 sq mi
2025
80.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
15,879 mi
2006
752 mi
2011

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