North Korea vs South Sudan statistics compared

North Korea has a population of 26.5M (ranked 56/197), compared with 11.9M in South Sudan (ranked 81/197). North Korea's land area is 46,491 sq mi versus 243,990 sq mi for South Sudan (ranked 97th vs. 41st).

By GDP, North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B) and South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B). By GDP per capita, North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319), while South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080).

North Korea and South Sudan: Comparison Charts

North Korea and South Sudan economies compared

GDP

North Korea

South Sudan

Table

Year	GDP
	North Korea	South Sudan
2008	-	$14,586,253,383
2009	$23,356,470,000	$12,231,264,525
2010	$25,995,513,000	$14,602,072,411
2011	$29,005,020,000	$14,907,308,933
2012	$29,890,710,000	$11,931,472,169
2013	$30,588,922,000	$18,426,469,017
2014	$30,554,460,000	$13,962,212,847
2015	$30,723,030,000	$11,997,800,760
2016	$28,882,640,000	-
2017	$29,105,440,000	-
2018	$28,536,400,000	-
2019	$28,222,880,000	-
2020	$27,728,240,000	-
2021	$32,301,720,000	-
2022	$28,971,360,000	-
2023	$32,155,360,000	-
2024	$34,943,120,000	-

North Korea and South Sudan economies compared

GDP per capita

North Korea

South Sudan

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	North Korea	South Sudan
2008	-	$1,654
2009	$939	$1,323
2010	$1,040	$1,498
2011	$1,156	$1,449
2012	$1,186	$1,109
2013	$1,208	$1,650
2014	$1,201	$1,243
2015	$1,201	$1,080
2016	$1,124	-
2017	$1,127	-
2018	$1,100	-
2019	$1,084	-
2020	$1,061	-
2021	$1,231	-
2022	$1,100	-
2023	$1,217	-
2024	$1,319	-

North Korea vs. South Sudan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

North Korea

South Sudan

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	North Korea	South Sudan
1950	14.2	30.2
1951	17.7	30.6
1952	32.8	31
1953	40.3	31.4
1954	50.6	31.7
1955	51.8	32
1956	52.8	31.6
1957	53.7	30.9
1958	54.5	27.6
1959	55.2	27.8
1960	55.8	28.1
1961	56.4	28.3
1962	57	28.5
1963	57.6	28.2
1964	58.2	32.5
1965	58.8	28.8
1966	59.4	25.6
1967	60.1	25.9
1968	60.8	26.1
1969	61.4	25.4
1970	62	25.6
1971	62.7	31
1972	63.3	31.3
1973	63.8	36.3
1974	64.3	36.6
1975	64.8	36.9
1976	65.3	37.1
1977	65.8	37.4
1978	66.3	37.6
1979	66.7	37.8
1980	67.2	38
1981	67.7	38.3
1982	68.1	38.7
1983	68.5	34.7
1984	68.9	31.8
1985	69.2	32.4
1986	69.5	32.8
1987	69.8	20.7
1988	70.1	11
1989	70.3	28.2
1990	70.5	28.6
1991	70.7	29.2
1992	71	21.9
1993	70.8	22.3
1994	70.5	44.9
1995	60.8	31.5
1996	60.8	32.1
1997	60.9	33.1
1998	60.9	19
1999	60.9	44.5
2000	60.9	47.6
2001	60.9	48.6
2002	60.9	49.4
2003	69.4	52.3
2004	69.3	53.1
2005	69.2	54
2006	69.1	54.7
2007	69	55.4
2008	69.3	56.3
2009	69.7	56.8
2010	70.2	57.5
2011	70.8	57.7
2012	71.3	58.2
2013	71.9	58.3
2014	72.5	45.6
2015	72.8	39.8
2016	73	36.7
2017	73	35.4
2018	73	51.9
2019	72.9	58.1
2020	72.8	57.6
2021	73.4	57
2022	73.6	57.2
2023	73.6	57.6
2024	73.7	57.7
2025	73.9	57.9

North Korea and South Sudan population clocks and comparison

Population

North Korea

South Sudan

Table

Year	Population
	North Korea	South Sudan
1960	11,722,953	2,931,559
1961	11,990,713	2,976,724
1962	12,262,882	3,024,308
1963	12,567,057	3,072,669
1964	12,889,770	3,129,918
1965	13,219,369	3,189,835
1966	13,569,094	3,236,423
1967	13,958,350	3,277,648
1968	14,365,596	3,321,528
1969	14,767,615	3,365,533
1970	15,172,775	3,409,614
1971	15,572,457	3,468,646
1972	15,975,069	3,542,497
1973	16,350,367	3,627,383
1974	16,673,121	3,723,259
1975	16,971,055	3,821,494
1976	17,243,450	3,921,910
1977	17,492,798	4,024,032
1978	17,735,995	4,127,657
1979	17,983,470	4,232,605
1980	18,236,786	4,339,030
1981	18,501,295	4,447,272
1982	18,776,357	4,557,686
1983	19,054,034	4,661,574
1984	19,335,043	4,750,627
1985	19,620,388	4,834,296
1986	19,910,855	4,921,240
1987	20,205,483	4,962,395
1988	20,503,161	4,848,029
1989	20,804,367	4,713,229
1990	21,112,137	4,737,633
1991	21,428,638	4,836,677
1992	21,750,911	4,909,749
1993	22,073,352	4,956,002
1994	22,393,975	5,071,184
1995	22,669,304	5,225,836
1996	22,895,746	5,356,925
1997	23,110,830	5,509,136
1998	23,311,564	5,620,068
1999	23,497,599	5,771,628
2000	23,665,910	6,032,267
2001	23,815,358	6,308,391
2002	23,943,973	6,596,806
2003	24,090,380	6,903,127
2004	24,254,943	7,233,041
2005	24,396,433	7,590,143
2006	24,524,507	7,976,526
2007	24,646,383	8,388,788
2008	24,764,618	8,817,647
2009	24,878,332	9,243,556
2010	24,987,258	9,745,953
2011	25,097,874	10,288,109
2012	25,211,728	10,756,240
2013	25,329,451	11,166,275
2014	25,451,262	11,235,073
2015	25,575,350	11,107,561
2016	25,698,326	10,830,102
2017	25,817,709	10,259,154
2018	25,931,147	10,122,977
2019	26,037,632	10,423,384
2020	26,136,312	10,698,467
2021	26,232,534	10,865,780
2022	26,328,845	11,021,177
2023	26,418,204	11,483,374
2024	26,498,823	11,943,408

Fertility rates in North Korea and South Sudan

Fertility rate

North Korea

South Sudan

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	North Korea	South Sudan
1960	3.57	7.16
1961	3.26	7.18
1962	3.41	7.2
1963	3.63	7.2
1964	3.55	7.22
1965	3.56	7.22
1966	3.71	7.25
1967	4.05	7.26
1968	3.87	7.26
1969	3.86	7.28
1970	3.85	7.29
1971	3.74	7.3
1972	3.89	7.31
1973	3.35	7.31
1974	3.14	7.31
1975	3.05	7.33
1976	2.84	7.33
1977	2.77	7.33
1978	2.79	7.33
1979	2.85	7.32
1980	2.84	7.33
1981	2.92	7.33
1982	2.85	7.34
1983	2.78	7.34
1984	2.71	7.35
1985	2.65	7.36
1986	2.59	7.38
1987	2.53	7.39
1988	2.47	7.38
1989	2.41	7.37
1990	2.39	7.38
1991	2.35	7.38
1992	2.29	7.37
1993	2.22	7.36
1994	2.18	7.35
1995	2.15	7.34
1996	2.09	7.32
1997	2.03	7.2
1998	1.99	7.08
1999	1.97	6.94
2000	1.94	6.8
2001	1.94	6.65
2002	1.92	6.52
2003	1.91	6.35
2004	1.9	6.19
2005	1.87	6.02
2006	1.94	5.85
2007	1.94	5.7
2008	1.97	5.57
2009	1.91	5.45
2010	1.89	5.32
2011	1.88	5.19
2012	1.88	5.06
2013	1.88	4.94
2014	1.87	4.82
2015	1.86	4.7
2016	1.86	4.58
2017	1.85	4.48
2018	1.83	4.37
2019	1.83	4.26
2020	1.82	4.16
2021	1.81	4.05
2022	1.8	3.96
2023	1.78	3.86

North Korea and South Sudan demographics compared

Median age

North Korea

South Sudan

Table

Year	Median age, years
	North Korea	South Sudan
1960	19.9	18.6
1961	20.2	18.5
1962	20.6	18.5
1963	20.8	18.4
1964	21	18.4
1965	21.2	18.3
1966	21.3	18.3
1967	21.4	18.2
1968	21.4	18
1969	21.4	17.9
1970	21.4	17.7
1971	21.2	17.6
1972	20.9	17.5
1973	20.7	17.5
1974	20.7	17.4
1975	20.9	17.4
1976	21.1	17.3
1977	21.4	17.2
1978	21.8	17.2
1979	22.2	17.1
1980	22.5	17.1
1981	22.8	17
1982	23.1	16.9
1983	23.5	16.8
1984	23.9	16.8
1985	24.2	16.7
1986	24.5	16.6
1987	24.8	16.5
1988	25.1	16.8
1989	25.6	17.1
1990	26	17
1991	26.4	17
1992	26.8	17
1993	27.2	16.9
1994	27.6	16.9
1995	28	16.9
1996	28.3	16.9
1997	28.8	16.9
1998	29.2	17
1999	29.6	17.1
2000	30.1	17.2
2001	30.5	17.3
2002	31	17.3
2003	31.4	17.3
2004	31.8	17.4
2005	32.1	17.6
2006	32.5	17.8
2007	32.9	18
2008	33.3	18.2
2009	33.7	18.4
2010	34	18.7
2011	34.3	19
2012	34.5	19.2
2013	34.7	19.3
2014	35	19
2015	35.2	18.6
2016	35.4	18.2
2017	35.7	17.4
2018	35.9	17.3
2019	36.2	17.8
2020	36.4	18.2
2021	36.6	18.4
2022	36.8	18.7
2023	37.1	19
2024	37.3	19.4

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