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North Korea vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

North Korea has a population of 26.5M (ranked 56/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). North Korea's land area is 46,491 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 97th vs. 42nd).

By GDP, North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

North Korea and Somalia: Comparison Charts

North Korea and Somalia economies compared

GDP
North Korea

Somalia
Year GDP
North Korea Somalia
1960 - $180,459,937
1961 - $191,659,914
1962 - $203,531,928
1963 - $216,145,936
1964 - $229,529,913
1965 - $243,725,898
1966 - $257,375,897
1967 - $271,781,887
1968 - $286,719,885
1969 - $306,357,285
1970 - $347,985,394
1971 - $347,039,446
1972 - $447,883,941
1973 - $483,699,611
1974 - $572,504,036
1975 - $757,015,879
1976 - $871,344,245
1977 - $498,550,725
1978 - $564,571,823
1979 - $589,566,929
1980 - $602,515,548
1981 - $699,302,473
1982 - $774,578,932
1983 - $735,408,642
1984 - $787,434,542
1985 - $875,702,247
1986 - $916,590,786
1987 - $1,018,972,664
1988 - $1,051,596,967
1989 - $1,181,360,844
1990 - $1,031,282,081
1991 - $717,974,930
1992 - $709,297,579
1993 - $1,260,132,956
1994 - $1,481,205,098
1995 - $1,534,756,135
1996 - $1,792,234,297
1997 - $2,191,749,014
1998 - $2,962,047,564
1999 - $3,045,751,528
2000 - $3,412,797,450
2001 - $2,252,847,465
2002 - $2,192,684,135
2003 - $2,836,724,352
2004 - $3,859,592,813
2005 - $4,683,246,454
2006 - $5,026,743,282
2007 - $5,430,713,729
2008 - $5,913,620,293
2009 $23,356,470,000 $2,948,594,552
2010 $25,995,513,000 $2,687,807,004
2011 $29,005,020,000 $2,906,000,097
2012 $29,890,710,000 $4,364,670,160
2013 $30,588,922,000 $5,062,881,600
2014 $30,554,460,000 $5,728,399,720
2015 $30,723,030,000 $6,152,149,100
2016 $28,882,640,000 $6,613,743,070
2017 $29,105,440,000 $7,621,501,710
2018 $28,536,400,000 $7,873,440,830
2019 $28,222,880,000 $8,655,023,960
2020 $27,728,240,000 $8,628,393,720
2021 $32,301,720,000 $9,483,997,390
2022 $28,971,360,000 $10,202,767,270
2023 $32,155,360,000 $10,968,517,090
2024 $34,943,120,000 $12,108,515,110

North Korea and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
North Korea

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
North Korea Somalia
1960 - $62.7
1961 - $64.9
1962 - $67.2
1963 - $69.5
1964 - $71.9
1965 - $74.4
1966 - $76.5
1967 - $78.7
1968 - $80.8
1969 - $84.1
1970 - $93.1
1971 - $90.4
1972 - $113.7
1973 - $119.6
1974 - $137.9
1975 - $177.8
1976 - $199.6
1977 - $111.2
1978 - $117.3
1979 - $108.2
1980 - $101.5
1981 - $116.9
1982 - $129
1983 - $118.6
1984 - $122.5
1985 - $130.8
1986 - $131.4
1987 - $141
1988 - $145.3
1989 - $166
1990 - $145.6
1991 - $105.4
1992 - $109.2
1993 - $188.6
1994 - $210.8
1995 - $210.7
1996 - $237.2
1997 - $280.1
1998 - $363
1999 - $359
2000 - $386
2001 - $244.9
2002 - $229.6
2003 - $286.3
2004 - $375
2005 - $440
2006 - $458
2007 - $480
2008 - $507
2009 $939 $246.5
2010 $1,040 $219.2
2011 $1,156 $235.3
2012 $1,186 $350
2013 $1,208 $393
2014 $1,201 $429
2015 $1,201 $446
2016 $1,124 $461
2017 $1,127 $511
2018 $1,100 $510
2019 $1,084 $540
2020 $1,061 $518
2021 $1,231 $549
2022 $1,100 $573
2023 $1,217 $597
2024 $1,319 $637

North Korea vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
North Korea

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
North Korea Somalia
1950 14.2 41.5
1951 17.7 41.7
1952 32.8 41.9
1953 40.3 42.1
1954 50.6 42.3
1955 51.8 42.5
1956 52.8 42.7
1957 53.7 42.9
1958 54.5 43.1
1959 55.2 43.3
1960 55.8 43.5
1961 56.4 43.7
1962 57 44
1963 57.6 44.2
1964 58.2 44.4
1965 58.8 44.6
1966 59.4 44.8
1967 60.1 45.1
1968 60.8 45.3
1969 61.4 45.5
1970 62 45.6
1971 62.7 45.8
1972 63.3 46
1973 63.8 46.2
1974 64.3 44.3
1975 64.8 44.5
1976 65.3 44.7
1977 65.8 47
1978 66.3 47
1979 66.7 47.4
1980 67.2 47.6
1981 67.7 47.8
1982 68.1 48
1983 68.5 48.2
1984 68.9 48.4
1985 69.2 48.3
1986 69.5 48.4
1987 69.8 49
1988 70.1 43.9
1989 70.3 46.6
1990 70.5 46.9
1991 70.7 25.4
1992 71 25
1993 70.8 50.6
1994 70.5 50.3
1995 60.8 50.6
1996 60.8 50.5
1997 60.9 50.3
1998 60.9 50.8
1999 60.9 50.6
2000 60.9 50.7
2001 60.9 50.8
2002 60.9 50.8
2003 69.4 50.7
2004 69.3 50.7
2005 69.2 50.9
2006 69.1 50.9
2007 69 50.9
2008 69.3 51.5
2009 69.7 52.1
2010 70.2 48.9
2011 70.8 32.5
2012 71.3 49.1
2013 71.9 54
2014 72.5 54.4
2015 72.8 55.1
2016 73 55.3
2017 73 52.2
2018 73 54.8
2019 72.9 57.2
2020 72.8 57.1
2021 73.4 55.7
2022 73.6 53.9
2023 73.6 58.8
2024 73.7 59
2025 73.9 59.1

North Korea and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
North Korea

Somalia
Year Population
North Korea Somalia
1960 11,722,953 2,876,331
1961 11,990,713 2,952,054
1962 12,262,882 3,030,091
1963 12,567,057 3,110,361
1964 12,889,770 3,192,796
1965 13,219,369 3,277,874
1966 13,569,094 3,365,106
1967 13,958,350 3,454,537
1968 14,365,596 3,546,590
1969 14,767,615 3,641,015
1970 15,172,775 3,738,448
1971 15,572,457 3,837,691
1972 15,975,069 3,939,436
1973 16,350,367 4,045,592
1974 16,673,121 4,151,842
1975 16,971,055 4,257,535
1976 17,243,450 4,365,812
1977 17,492,798 4,484,050
1978 17,735,995 4,814,892
1979 17,983,470 5,449,117
1980 18,236,786 5,936,154
1981 18,501,295 5,982,849
1982 18,776,357 6,003,840
1983 19,054,034 6,198,430
1984 19,335,043 6,428,389
1985 19,620,388 6,693,289
1986 19,910,855 6,974,788
1987 20,205,483 7,228,302
1988 20,503,161 7,235,360
1989 20,804,367 7,114,817
1990 21,112,137 7,082,811
1991 21,428,638 6,813,760
1992 21,750,911 6,495,107
1993 22,073,352 6,681,399
1994 22,393,975 7,026,797
1995 22,669,304 7,285,007
1996 22,895,746 7,554,474
1997 23,110,830 7,824,525
1998 23,311,564 8,155,417
1999 23,497,599 8,492,059
2000 23,665,910 8,838,713
2001 23,815,358 9,198,493
2002 23,943,973 9,550,063
2003 24,090,380 9,909,157
2004 24,254,943 10,280,998
2005 24,396,433 10,644,228
2006 24,524,507 10,975,502
2007 24,646,383 11,322,582
2008 24,764,618 11,663,084
2009 24,878,332 11,961,201
2010 24,987,258 12,261,756
2011 25,097,874 12,348,830
2012 25,211,728 12,461,160
2013 25,329,451 12,869,594
2014 25,451,262 13,339,491
2015 25,575,350 13,806,963
2016 25,698,326 14,348,740
2017 25,817,709 14,916,629
2018 25,931,147 15,452,487
2019 26,037,632 16,030,971
2020 26,136,312 16,651,191
2021 26,232,534 17,271,431
2022 26,328,845 17,801,897
2023 26,418,204 18,358,615
2024 26,498,823 19,009,151

Fertility rates in North Korea and Somalia

Fertility rate
North Korea

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
North Korea Somalia
1960 3.57 7.25
1961 3.26 7.25
1962 3.41 7.26
1963 3.63 7.26
1964 3.55 7.26
1965 3.56 7.26
1966 3.71 7.26
1967 4.05 7.25
1968 3.87 7.23
1969 3.86 7.21
1970 3.85 7.18
1971 3.74 7.15
1972 3.89 7.12
1973 3.35 7.09
1974 3.14 7.06
1975 3.05 7.03
1976 2.84 7.02
1977 2.77 7
1978 2.79 7.13
1979 2.85 7.16
1980 2.84 7.18
1981 2.92 7.23
1982 2.85 7.25
1983 2.78 7.28
1984 2.71 7.3
1985 2.65 7.33
1986 2.59 7.35
1987 2.53 7.37
1988 2.47 7.4
1989 2.41 7.42
1990 2.39 7.44
1991 2.35 7.47
1992 2.29 7.5
1993 2.22 7.53
1994 2.18 7.54
1995 2.15 7.58
1996 2.09 7.62
1997 2.03 7.66
1998 1.99 7.66
1999 1.97 7.66
2000 1.94 7.65
2001 1.94 7.64
2002 1.92 7.63
2003 1.91 7.6
2004 1.9 7.57
2005 1.87 7.53
2006 1.94 7.49
2007 1.94 7.46
2008 1.97 7.42
2009 1.91 7.38
2010 1.89 7.32
2011 1.88 7.27
2012 1.88 7.21
2013 1.88 7.14
2014 1.87 7.06
2015 1.86 6.98
2016 1.86 6.88
2017 1.85 6.77
2018 1.83 6.66
2019 1.83 6.56
2020 1.82 6.45
2021 1.81 6.35
2022 1.8 6.26
2023 1.78 6.13

North Korea and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
North Korea

Somalia
Year Median age, years
North Korea Somalia
1960 19.9 18.1
1961 20.2 17.9
1962 20.6 17.8
1963 20.8 17.7
1964 21 17.6
1965 21.2 17.5
1966 21.3 17.5
1967 21.4 17.5
1968 21.4 17.5
1969 21.4 17.5
1970 21.4 17.5
1971 21.2 17.6
1972 20.9 17.6
1973 20.7 17.6
1974 20.7 17.7
1975 20.9 17.7
1976 21.1 17.7
1977 21.4 17.7
1978 21.8 17.7
1979 22.2 17.6
1980 22.5 17.6
1981 22.8 17.5
1982 23.1 17.4
1983 23.5 17.4
1984 23.9 17.3
1985 24.2 17.2
1986 24.5 17.1
1987 24.8 17
1988 25.1 16.8
1989 25.6 16.7
1990 26 16.5
1991 26.4 16.5
1992 26.8 16.7
1993 27.2 16.8
1994 27.6 16.7
1995 28 16.6
1996 28.3 16.5
1997 28.8 16.4
1998 29.2 16.4
1999 29.6 16.3
2000 30.1 16.3
2001 30.5 16.2
2002 31 16.2
2003 31.4 16.1
2004 31.8 16
2005 32.1 15.9
2006 32.5 15.7
2007 32.9 15.6
2008 33.3 15.6
2009 33.7 15.6
2010 34 15.7
2011 34.3 15.8
2012 34.5 16
2013 34.7 16
2014 35 16
2015 35.2 16.1
2016 35.4 16.1
2017 35.7 16.2
2018 35.9 16.2
2019 36.2 16.3
2020 36.4 16.3
2021 36.6 16.4
2022 36.8 16.5
2023 37.1 16.5
2024 37.3 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

North Korea Somalia
GNI, Atlas method n/a
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP n/a
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
1,469,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
25.6%
2013
18.8%
2019
Industry, % of GDP n/a
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
3
2025
29
2025
Total reserves including gold n/a
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received n/a
$2.12B
2024
Banked people share n/a
38.7%
2014

Energy

North Korea Somalia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
641 kg
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
64.3 megatons
2023
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.43 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
85.1%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
14.7%
2021
95.4%
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
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
62.7%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57.5%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

North Korea Somalia
% of world population
0.33%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,473
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
63.5%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
11.8
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
15
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
12
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.4
2015
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
24.2
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2018
54.1%
2022
English speaking
0%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
0%
2012
27.6%
2022

Health

North Korea Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.67
2017
0.02
2014
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
18
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
11.1%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.9%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
42
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.87 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

North Korea Somalia
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
1,754 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,021 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,036 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
15,879 mi
2006
9,321 mi
2018

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