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North Korea vs Tajikistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

North Korea has a population of 26.5M (ranked 56/197), compared with 10.6M in Tajikistan (ranked 91/197). North Korea's land area is 46,491 sq mi versus 53,587 sq mi for Tajikistan (ranked 97th vs. 93rd).

By GDP, North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B) and Tajikistan ranks 145/197 ($14.2B). By GDP per capita, North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319), while Tajikistan ranks 167/197 ($1,341).

Main facts and rankings

North Korea Tajikistan
Population
26621357
10940854
Population rank 56/197 88/197
GDP
$34.9B
2024
$14.2B
2024
GDP rank 106/197 145/197
GDP per capita
$1,319
2024
$1,341
2024
GDP per capita rank 168/197 167/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,700
2015
$5,406
2024
Government debt n/a
$4.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
28.4%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 171/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,642
2025
$2,250
2025
Land area
46,491 sq mi
2025
53,587 sq mi
2025
Population density
570 ppl/mi²
2024
197.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.78
2023
3.07
2023
Median age
37.3 years
2024
23 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
72.1 years
2025

North Korea and Tajikistan: Comparison Charts

North Korea and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP
North Korea

Tajikistan
Year GDP
North Korea Tajikistan
1990 - $2,629,395,066
1991 - $2,536,585,366
1992 - $1,908,554,572
1993 - $1,646,623,195
1994 - $1,522,001,206
1995 - $1,231,561,860
1996 - $1,043,654,822
1997 - $921,518,033
1998 - $1,320,199,582
1999 - $1,086,612,290
2000 - $860,541,842
2001 - $1,080,772,551
2002 - $1,221,106,220
2003 - $1,555,318,261
2004 - $2,076,176,869
2005 - $2,312,352,021
2006 - $2,830,213,849
2007 - $3,719,524,541
2008 - $5,161,299,725
2009 $23,356,470,000 $4,979,472,364
2010 $25,995,513,000 $5,642,221,099
2011 $29,005,020,000 $6,522,756,255
2012 $29,890,710,000 $7,633,036,903
2013 $30,588,922,000 $8,448,411,318
2014 $30,554,460,000 $9,112,605,459
2015 $30,723,030,000 $8,271,431,485
2016 $28,882,640,000 $6,992,416,097
2017 $29,105,440,000 $7,536,402,853
2018 $28,536,400,000 $7,764,999,999
2019 $28,222,880,000 $8,300,813,599
2020 $27,728,240,000 $8,133,963,551
2021 $32,301,720,000 $8,937,805,347
2022 $28,971,360,000 $10,713,525,200
2023 $32,155,360,000 $12,244,169,293
2024 $34,943,120,000 $14,204,575,549

North Korea and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP per capita
North Korea

Tajikistan
Year GDP per capita
North Korea Tajikistan
1990 - $487
1991 - $458
1992 - $338
1993 - $287.6
1994 - $261.3
1995 - $207
1996 - $172
1997 - $150.1
1998 - $213.7
1999 - $175
2000 - $136.9
2001 - $168.7
2002 - $187
2003 - $233.6
2004 - $306
2005 - $334
2006 - $401
2007 - $517
2008 - $703
2009 $939 $665
2010 $1,040 $737
2011 $1,156 $834
2012 $1,186 $952
2013 $1,208 $1,028
2014 $1,201 $1,082
2015 $1,201 $957
2016 $1,124 $789
2017 $1,127 $829
2018 $1,100 $834
2019 $1,084 $871
2020 $1,061 $834
2021 $1,231 $897
2022 $1,100 $1,052
2023 $1,217 $1,178
2024 $1,319 $1,341

North Korea vs. Tajikistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
North Korea

Tajikistan
Year Life expectancy, years
North Korea Tajikistan
1950 14.2 49.3
1951 17.7 49.6
1952 32.8 49.9
1953 40.3 50.2
1954 50.6 50.5
1955 51.8 50.8
1956 52.8 51.1
1957 53.7 51.4
1958 54.5 51.8
1959 55.2 52.2
1960 55.8 52.5
1961 56.4 52.9
1962 57 53.4
1963 57.6 53.8
1964 58.2 54.2
1965 58.8 54.7
1966 59.4 55.1
1967 60.1 55.5
1968 60.8 55.9
1969 61.4 56.3
1970 62 56.6
1971 62.7 56.9
1972 63.3 57.2
1973 63.8 57.4
1974 64.3 57.7
1975 64.8 57.9
1976 65.3 58.1
1977 65.8 58.2
1978 66.3 58.4
1979 66.7 58.5
1980 67.2 58.6
1981 67.7 58.8
1982 68.1 60.2
1983 68.5 60.5
1984 68.9 60.7
1985 69.2 61
1986 69.5 61.8
1987 69.8 61.6
1988 70.1 61.8
1989 70.3 61.7
1990 70.5 61.6
1991 70.7 61.7
1992 71 57.1
1993 70.8 55.5
1994 70.5 60.1
1995 60.8 61.4
1996 60.8 60.8
1997 60.9 61.9
1998 60.9 62.4
1999 60.9 63.1
2000 60.9 63.5
2001 60.9 64.2
2002 60.9 64.9
2003 69.4 65.9
2004 69.3 66.6
2005 69.2 66.5
2006 69.1 67
2007 69 67.4
2008 69.3 67.9
2009 69.7 68.2
2010 70.2 68.4
2011 70.8 68.7
2012 71.3 69.1
2013 71.9 69.6
2014 72.5 69.7
2015 72.8 69.7
2016 73 70
2017 73 70.5
2018 73 70.7
2019 72.9 71
2020 72.8 68.6
2021 73.4 69.6
2022 73.6 71.6
2023 73.6 71.8
2024 73.7 71.9
2025 73.9 72.1

North Korea and Tajikistan population clocks and comparison

Population
North Korea

Tajikistan
Year Population
North Korea Tajikistan
1960 11,722,953 2,112,131
1961 11,990,713 2,181,805
1962 12,262,882 2,255,026
1963 12,567,057 2,331,736
1964 12,889,770 2,411,260
1965 13,219,369 2,492,998
1966 13,569,094 2,577,184
1967 13,958,350 2,664,130
1968 14,365,596 2,753,848
1969 14,767,615 2,845,273
1970 15,172,775 2,936,779
1971 15,572,457 3,028,837
1972 15,975,069 3,123,691
1973 16,350,367 3,222,290
1974 16,673,121 3,324,499
1975 16,971,055 3,430,425
1976 17,243,450 3,540,076
1977 17,492,798 3,653,265
1978 17,735,995 3,768,508
1979 17,983,470 3,882,691
1980 18,236,786 3,995,256
1981 18,501,295 4,109,022
1982 18,776,357 4,227,171
1983 19,054,034 4,350,874
1984 19,335,043 4,480,026
1985 19,620,388 4,619,003
1986 19,910,855 4,772,139
1987 20,205,483 4,939,059
1988 20,503,161 5,114,989
1989 20,804,367 5,267,249
1990 21,112,137 5,398,768
1991 21,428,638 5,541,205
1992 21,750,911 5,649,400
1993 22,073,352 5,724,993
1994 22,393,975 5,825,368
1995 22,669,304 5,948,584
1996 22,895,746 6,066,523
1997 23,110,830 6,139,829
1998 23,311,564 6,176,397
1999 23,497,599 6,208,370
2000 23,665,910 6,284,735
2001 23,815,358 6,407,377
2002 23,943,973 6,531,669
2003 24,090,380 6,658,575
2004 24,254,943 6,790,547
2005 24,396,433 6,924,720
2006 24,524,507 7,057,566
2007 24,646,383 7,194,477
2008 24,764,618 7,338,403
2009 24,878,332 7,490,230
2010 24,987,258 7,652,141
2011 25,097,874 7,824,785
2012 25,211,728 8,014,084
2013 25,329,451 8,216,724
2014 25,451,262 8,425,552
2015 25,575,350 8,643,840
2016 25,698,326 8,865,631
2017 25,817,709 9,085,946
2018 25,931,147 9,307,333
2019 26,037,632 9,529,966
2020 26,136,312 9,749,310
2021 26,232,534 9,966,908
2022 26,328,845 10,182,222
2023 26,418,204 10,389,799
2024 26,498,823 10,590,927

Fertility rates in North Korea and Tajikistan

Fertility rate
North Korea

Tajikistan
Year Fertility rate
North Korea Tajikistan
1960 3.57 6.24
1961 3.26 6.35
1962 3.41 6.48
1963 3.63 6.62
1964 3.55 6.68
1965 3.56 6.74
1966 3.71 6.82
1967 4.05 6.89
1968 3.87 6.91
1969 3.86 6.91
1970 3.85 6.91
1971 3.74 6.91
1972 3.89 6.89
1973 3.35 6.84
1974 3.14 6.77
1975 3.05 6.69
1976 2.84 6.6
1977 2.77 6.49
1978 2.79 6.4
1979 2.85 6.31
1980 2.84 6.21
1981 2.92 6.12
1982 2.85 6.03
1983 2.78 5.98
1984 2.71 5.96
1985 2.65 5.94
1986 2.59 5.91
1987 2.53 5.84
1988 2.47 5.75
1989 2.41 5.61
1990 2.39 5.46
1991 2.35 5.28
1992 2.29 5.06
1993 2.22 4.92
1994 2.18 4.79
1995 2.15 4.66
1996 2.09 3.94
1997 2.03 4.06
1998 1.99 4.07
1999 1.97 3.85
2000 1.94 3.49
2001 1.94 3.49
2002 1.92 3.47
2003 1.91 3.42
2004 1.9 3.51
2005 1.87 3.4
2006 1.94 3.34
2007 1.94 3.37
2008 1.97 3.39
2009 1.91 3.43
2010 1.89 3.46
2011 1.88 3.46
2012 1.88 3.42
2013 1.88 3.43
2014 1.87 3.46
2015 1.86 3.46
2016 1.86 3.38
2017 1.85 3.29
2018 1.83 3.29
2019 1.83 3.28
2020 1.82 3.21
2021 1.81 3.17
2022 1.8 3.13
2023 1.78 3.07

North Korea and Tajikistan demographics compared

Median age
North Korea

Tajikistan
Year Median age, years
North Korea Tajikistan
1960 19.9 21.6
1961 20.2 21.4
1962 20.6 20.9
1963 20.8 20.4
1964 21 19.6
1965 21.2 18.9
1966 21.3 18.4
1967 21.4 18.1
1968 21.4 17.9
1969 21.4 17.8
1970 21.4 17.8
1971 21.2 17.8
1972 20.9 17.8
1973 20.7 17.8
1974 20.7 17.8
1975 20.9 17.9
1976 21.1 17.9
1977 21.4 18
1978 21.8 18
1979 22.2 18.1
1980 22.5 18.1
1981 22.8 18.1
1982 23.1 18.2
1983 23.5 18.2
1984 23.9 18.2
1985 24.2 18.2
1986 24.5 18.3
1987 24.8 18.3
1988 25.1 18.3
1989 25.6 18.2
1990 26 18.1
1991 26.4 18
1992 26.8 17.9
1993 27.2 17.8
1994 27.6 17.7
1995 28 17.7
1996 28.3 17.7
1997 28.8 17.9
1998 29.2 18
1999 29.6 18.2
2000 30.1 18.5
2001 30.5 18.7
2002 31 18.9
2003 31.4 19.2
2004 31.8 19.4
2005 32.1 19.6
2006 32.5 19.8
2007 32.9 20.1
2008 33.3 20.4
2009 33.7 20.6
2010 34 20.8
2011 34.3 21
2012 34.5 21.2
2013 34.7 21.4
2014 35 21.6
2015 35.2 21.7
2016 35.4 21.9
2017 35.7 22
2018 35.9 22.2
2019 36.2 22.3
2020 36.4 22.5
2021 36.6 22.6
2022 36.8 22.7
2023 37.1 22.9
2024 37.3 23

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National statistics comparison

Finance

North Korea Tajikistan
GNI, Atlas method n/a
$17.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP n/a
30.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP n/a
5.44%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,469,000
2020
17,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
25.6%
2013
0.08%
2016
Services, % of GDP n/a
34.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP n/a
33.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
3
2025
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
28.2%
2024
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$3.3B
2023
Personal remittances received n/a
$6.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
1,035,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports n/a
7.27%
2020
Banked people share n/a
54.5%
2024

Energy

North Korea Tajikistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
641 kg
2022
375 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
64.3 megatons
2023
9.31 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.43 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
85.1%
2022
60.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
14.7%
2021
34.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.5%
2022
44.8%
2022
Net energy imports use share
4.9%
2022
28%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
830 kWh
2022
1,476 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
63.2%
2021
93.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
62.7%
2022
92.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

North Korea Tajikistan
% of world population
0.33%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,473
2024
-21,236
2024
Urban population
63.5%
2024
28.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
11.8
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
15
2024
19
2024
Higher education index
12
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.4
2015
0.91
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
24.2
2019
15.7
2019
Visa free countries
51
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2018
99.7%
2010
English speaking
0%
2025
5%
2025
People using the Internet
0%
2012
56.8%
2023

Health

North Korea Tajikistan
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$78.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$51.2
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
72.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
11.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.67
2017
2.13
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.2 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
14
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
18
2023
27.3
2023
Obesity rate
11.1%
2022
24.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.9%
2024
8%
2024
Air quality index
42
2025
5
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.87 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

North Korea Tajikistan
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.09%
2025
Land area per capita
1,754 sq mi
2024
5,060 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,021 sq mi
2025
14,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,036 sq mi
2025
1,648 sq mi
2025
Roads length
15,879 mi
2006
18,641 mi
2018

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