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North Korea vs Slovakia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

North Korea has a population of 26.5M (ranked 56/197), compared with 5.42M in Slovakia (ranked 119/197). North Korea's land area is 46,491 sq mi versus 18,564 sq mi for Slovakia (ranked 97th vs. 128th).

By GDP, North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B) and Slovakia ranks 61/197 ($142B). By GDP per capita, North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319), while Slovakia ranks 46/197 ($26,148).

Main facts and rankings

North Korea Slovakia
Population
26621357
5390674
Population rank 56/197 125/197
GDP
$34.9B
2024
$142B
2024
GDP rank 106/197 61/197
GDP per capita
$1,319
2024
$26,148
2024
GDP per capita rank 168/197 46/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,700
2015
$47,181
2024
Government debt n/a
$82.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
60.1%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$15,170
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 40/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,642
2025
$17,365
2025
Land area
46,491 sq mi
2025
18,564 sq mi
2025
Population density
570 ppl/mi²
2024
292.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
1.49
2023
Median age
37.3 years
2024
42.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
78.7 years
2025

North Korea and Slovakia: Comparison Charts

North Korea and Slovakia economies compared

GDP
North Korea

Slovakia
Year GDP
North Korea Slovakia
1990 - $12,915,046,978
1991 - $14,459,924,589
1992 - $15,699,327,209
1993 - $16,737,973,764
1994 - $20,428,139,756
1995 - $26,180,022,222
1996 - $28,197,790,875
1997 - $27,844,628,979
1998 - $29,976,207,629
1999 - $30,496,272,225
2000 - $29,215,726,005
2001 - $30,726,659,551
2002 - $35,243,658,399
2003 - $46,616,149,117
2004 - $57,215,475,076
2005 - $62,547,753,148
2006 - $70,751,813,443
2007 - $86,587,749,518
2008 - $100,830,060,553
2009 $23,356,470,000 $89,342,984,698
2010 $25,995,513,000 $91,112,160,801
2011 $29,005,020,000 $99,705,104,723
2012 $29,890,710,000 $94,724,394,278
2013 $30,588,922,000 $99,134,277,850
2014 $30,554,460,000 $101,713,075,599
2015 $30,723,030,000 $89,178,548,717
2016 $28,882,640,000 $90,347,173,229
2017 $29,105,440,000 $95,978,130,735
2018 $28,536,400,000 $106,611,673,365
2019 $28,222,880,000 $105,843,498,304
2020 $27,728,240,000 $107,732,602,896
2021 $32,301,720,000 $120,560,912,621
2022 $28,971,360,000 $115,884,262,198
2023 $32,155,360,000 $133,896,931,490
2024 $34,943,120,000 $141,775,733,420

North Korea and Slovakia economies compared

GDP per capita
North Korea

Slovakia
Year GDP per capita
North Korea Slovakia
1990 - $2,437
1991 - $2,727
1992 - $2,959
1993 - $3,143
1994 - $3,821
1995 - $4,883
1996 - $5,248
1997 - $5,172
1998 - $5,561
1999 - $5,652
2000 - $5,422
2001 - $5,712
2002 - $6,555
2003 - $8,675
2004 - $10,650
2005 - $11,642
2006 - $13,168
2007 - $16,110
2008 - $18,744
2009 $939 $16,587
2010 $1,040 $16,899
2011 $1,156 $18,469
2012 $1,186 $17,517
2013 $1,208 $18,313
2014 $1,201 $18,771
2015 $1,201 $16,442
2016 $1,124 $16,636
2017 $1,127 $17,646
2018 $1,100 $19,573
2019 $1,084 $19,406
2020 $1,061 $19,735
2021 $1,231 $22,132
2022 $1,100 $21,335
2023 $1,217 $24,674
2024 $1,319 $26,148

North Korea vs. Slovakia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
North Korea

Slovakia
Year Life expectancy, years
North Korea Slovakia
1950 14.2 60.8
1951 17.7 61.1
1952 32.8 64.3
1953 40.3 65.7
1954 50.6 66.7
1955 51.8 67.8
1956 52.8 68.4
1957 53.7 67.5
1958 54.5 69.4
1959 55.2 69
1960 55.8 70.3
1961 56.4 70.8
1962 57 70.3
1963 57.6 70.7
1964 58.2 71.1
1965 58.8 70.3
1966 59.4 70.4
1967 60.1 71
1968 60.8 70.5
1969 61.4 69.8
1970 62 69.7
1971 62.7 69.9
1972 63.3 70.3
1973 63.8 70
1974 64.3 70.2
1975 64.8 70.3
1976 65.3 70.5
1977 65.8 70.4
1978 66.3 70.4
1979 66.7 70.7
1980 67.2 70.4
1981 67.7 70.6
1982 68.1 70.8
1983 68.5 70.5
1984 68.9 70.7
1985 69.2 70.7
1986 69.5 70.9
1987 69.8 71.1
1988 70.1 71.1
1989 70.3 70.9
1990 70.5 70.8
1991 70.7 70.9
1992 71 71.4
1993 70.8 71.9
1994 70.5 72.3
1995 60.8 72.3
1996 60.8 72.7
1997 60.9 72.7
1998 60.9 72.6
1999 60.9 73
2000 60.9 73.1
2001 60.9 73.6
2002 60.9 73.8
2003 69.4 73.8
2004 69.3 74.2
2005 69.2 74.2
2006 69.1 74.4
2007 69 74.5
2008 69.3 74.9
2009 69.7 75.2
2010 70.2 75.5
2011 70.8 76
2012 71.3 76.2
2013 71.9 76.5
2014 72.5 76.8
2015 72.8 76.7
2016 73 77.2
2017 73 77.2
2018 73 77.3
2019 72.9 77.7
2020 72.8 76.9
2021 73.4 74.6
2022 73.6 77
2023 73.6 78.3
2024 73.7 78.5
2025 73.9 78.7

North Korea and Slovakia population clocks and comparison

Population
North Korea

Slovakia
Year Population
North Korea Slovakia
1960 11,722,953 4,068,095
1961 11,990,713 4,191,667
1962 12,262,882 4,238,188
1963 12,567,057 4,282,017
1964 12,889,770 4,327,341
1965 13,219,369 4,370,983
1966 13,569,094 4,411,666
1967 13,958,350 4,449,367
1968 14,365,596 4,483,915
1969 14,767,615 4,518,607
1970 15,172,775 4,538,223
1971 15,572,457 4,557,449
1972 15,975,069 4,596,622
1973 16,350,367 4,641,445
1974 16,673,121 4,689,623
1975 16,971,055 4,739,105
1976 17,243,450 4,789,507
1977 17,492,798 4,840,501
1978 17,735,995 4,890,125
1979 17,983,470 4,938,973
1980 18,236,786 4,979,815
1981 18,501,295 5,016,105
1982 18,776,357 5,055,099
1983 19,054,034 5,091,971
1984 19,335,043 5,127,097
1985 19,620,388 5,161,768
1986 19,910,855 5,193,838
1987 20,205,483 5,222,840
1988 20,503,161 5,250,596
1989 20,804,367 5,275,942
1990 21,112,137 5,299,187
1991 21,428,638 5,303,294
1992 21,750,911 5,305,016
1993 22,073,352 5,325,305
1994 22,393,975 5,346,331
1995 22,669,304 5,361,999
1996 22,895,746 5,373,361
1997 23,110,830 5,383,291
1998 23,311,564 5,390,516
1999 23,497,599 5,396,020
2000 23,665,910 5,388,720
2001 23,815,358 5,378,867
2002 23,943,973 5,376,912
2003 24,090,380 5,373,374
2004 24,254,943 5,372,280
2005 24,396,433 5,372,807
2006 24,524,507 5,373,054
2007 24,646,383 5,374,622
2008 24,764,618 5,379,233
2009 24,878,332 5,386,406
2010 24,987,258 5,391,428
2011 25,097,874 5,398,384
2012 25,211,728 5,407,579
2013 25,329,451 5,413,393
2014 25,451,262 5,418,649
2015 25,575,350 5,423,801
2016 25,698,326 5,430,798
2017 25,817,709 5,439,232
2018 25,931,147 5,446,771
2019 26,037,632 5,454,147
2020 26,136,312 5,458,827
2021 26,232,534 5,447,247
2022 26,328,845 5,431,752
2023 26,418,204 5,426,740
2024 26,498,823 5,422,069

Fertility rates in North Korea and Slovakia

Fertility rate
North Korea

Slovakia
Year Fertility rate
North Korea Slovakia
1960 3.57 3.04
1961 3.26 2.96
1962 3.41 2.83
1963 3.63 2.92
1964 3.55 2.89
1965 3.56 2.78
1966 3.71 2.66
1967 4.05 2.48
1968 3.87 2.39
1969 3.86 2.43
1970 3.85 2.41
1971 3.74 2.43
1972 3.89 2.49
1973 3.35 2.56
1974 3.14 2.61
1975 3.05 2.55
1976 2.84 2.55
1977 2.77 2.49
1978 2.79 2.47
1979 2.85 2.45
1980 2.84 2.32
1981 2.92 2.29
1982 2.85 2.28
1983 2.78 2.28
1984 2.71 2.26
1985 2.65 2.26
1986 2.59 2.2
1987 2.53 2.14
1988 2.47 2.13
1989 2.41 2.07
1990 2.39 2.09
1991 2.35 2.05
1992 2.29 1.93
1993 2.22 1.87
1994 2.18 1.67
1995 2.15 1.52
1996 2.09 1.47
1997 2.03 1.43
1998 1.99 1.37
1999 1.97 1.33
2000 1.94 1.3
2001 1.94 1.2
2002 1.92 1.19
2003 1.91 1.2
2004 1.9 1.25
2005 1.87 1.27
2006 1.94 1.25
2007 1.94 1.27
2008 1.97 1.34
2009 1.91 1.44
2010 1.89 1.43
2011 1.88 1.45
2012 1.88 1.34
2013 1.88 1.34
2014 1.87 1.37
2015 1.86 1.4
2016 1.86 1.48
2017 1.85 1.52
2018 1.83 1.54
2019 1.83 1.57
2020 1.82 1.59
2021 1.81 1.63
2022 1.8 1.57
2023 1.78 1.49

North Korea and Slovakia demographics compared

Median age
North Korea

Slovakia
Year Median age, years
North Korea Slovakia
1960 19.9 27.6
1961 20.2 27.7
1962 20.6 27.8
1963 20.8 27.9
1964 21 27.9
1965 21.2 28
1966 21.3 28
1967 21.4 28.1
1968 21.4 28.2
1969 21.4 28.3
1970 21.4 28.3
1971 21.2 28.3
1972 20.9 28.3
1973 20.7 28.4
1974 20.7 28.4
1975 20.9 28.4
1976 21.1 28.4
1977 21.4 28.5
1978 21.8 28.6
1979 22.2 28.8
1980 22.5 28.9
1981 22.8 29.1
1982 23.1 29.4
1983 23.5 29.6
1984 23.9 29.8
1985 24.2 30.1
1986 24.5 30.3
1987 24.8 30.6
1988 25.1 30.8
1989 25.6 31.1
1990 26 31.3
1991 26.4 31.5
1992 26.8 31.7
1993 27.2 31.9
1994 27.6 32.2
1995 28 32.5
1996 28.3 32.7
1997 28.8 33
1998 29.2 33.3
1999 29.6 33.6
2000 30.1 33.9
2001 30.5 34.3
2002 31 34.6
2003 31.4 34.9
2004 31.8 35.2
2005 32.1 35.5
2006 32.5 35.8
2007 32.9 36.2
2008 33.3 36.6
2009 33.7 36.9
2010 34 37.3
2011 34.3 37.6
2012 34.5 38
2013 34.7 38.4
2014 35 38.8
2015 35.2 39.2
2016 35.4 39.6
2017 35.7 40
2018 35.9 40.4
2019 36.2 40.8
2020 36.4 41.2
2021 36.6 41.5
2022 36.8 41.9
2023 37.1 42.3
2024 37.3 42.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

North Korea Slovakia
GNI, Atlas method n/a
$130B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP n/a
48.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP n/a
4.66%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.02%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,469,000
2020
18,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
25.6%
2013
5.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
60%
2024
Industry, % of GDP n/a
28.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
3
2025
68.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
18.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
67
2013
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$5.38B
2014
Total reserves including gold n/a
$14.5B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$2.74B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
15,299,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports n/a
1.43%
2020
Banked people share n/a
92.2%
2024

Energy

North Korea Slovakia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
641 kg
2022
3,055 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$14.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
64.3 megatons
2023
34.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.43 tons
2023
6.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
85.1%
2022
59.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
14.7%
2021
17.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.5%
2022
31.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
4.9%
2022
57.9%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
830 kWh
2022
4,674 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
63.2%
2021
23.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
62.7%
2022
16.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
61.3%
2023
Electricity access
57.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

North Korea Slovakia
% of world population
0.33%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,473
2024
-21,027
2024
Urban population
63.5%
2024
54.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Quality of life index
11.8
2025
72.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
15
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
12
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.4
2015
1.12
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
24.2
2019
6.1
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2018
99.6%
2004
English speaking
0%
2025
25.9%
2023
People using the Internet
0%
2012
89.8%
2024

Health

North Korea Slovakia
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$316
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
78.7 years
2025
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.67
2017
3.68
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
18
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
11.1%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.9%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
42
2025
57
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.5%
2022
32.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.87 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

North Korea Slovakia
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
1,754 sq mi
2024
3,424 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,021 sq mi
2025
7,046 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,036 sq mi
2025
7,436 sq mi
2025
Roads length
15,879 mi
2006
24,224 mi
2018

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