North Korea vs Ukraine statistics compared

North Korea has a population of 26.5M (ranked 56/197), compared with 37.9M in Ukraine (ranked 41/197). North Korea's land area is 46,491 sq mi versus 223,708 sq mi for Ukraine (ranked 97th vs. 46th).

By GDP, North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B) and Ukraine ranks 57/197 ($191B). By GDP per capita, North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319), while Ukraine ranks 118/197 ($5,038).

North Korea and Ukraine: Comparison Charts

North Korea and Ukraine economies compared

GDP

North Korea

Ukraine

Table

Year	GDP
	North Korea	Ukraine
1987	-	$64,087,694,038
1988	-	$74,703,517,903
1989	-	$82,709,161,099
1990	-	$81,393,558,423
1991	-	$77,350,733,982
1992	-	$73,945,908,384
1993	-	$65,648,559,903
1994	-	$52,549,580,265
1995	-	$48,213,856,469
1996	-	$44,558,831,005
1997	-	$50,151,531,592
1998	-	$41,882,523,345
1999	-	$31,580,639,554
2000	-	$32,375,083,935
2001	-	$39,309,580,983
2002	-	$43,956,163,612
2003	-	$52,010,355,753
2004	-	$67,220,154,164
2005	-	$89,238,865,119
2006	-	$111,884,752,475
2007	-	$148,733,861,386
2008	-	$188,110,390,660
2009	$23,356,470,000	$121,552,153,444
2010	$25,995,513,000	$141,209,170,427
2011	$29,005,020,000	$169,333,835,202
2012	$29,890,710,000	$182,591,753,828
2013	$30,588,922,000	$190,498,811,460
2014	$30,554,460,000	$133,503,871,862
2015	$30,723,030,000	$91,030,967,789
2016	$28,882,640,000	$93,355,869,404
2017	$29,105,440,000	$112,090,505,082
2018	$28,536,400,000	$130,891,088,294
2019	$28,222,880,000	$153,883,047,510
2020	$27,728,240,000	$156,617,722,013
2021	$32,301,720,000	$199,765,859,571
2022	$28,971,360,000	$161,989,520,721
2023	$32,155,360,000	$181,221,517,869
2024	$34,943,120,000	$190,741,263,732

North Korea and Ukraine economies compared

GDP per capita

North Korea

Ukraine

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	North Korea	Ukraine
1987	-	$1,244
1988	-	$1,444
1989	-	$1,593
1990	-	$1,564
1991	-	$1,483
1992	-	$1,413
1993	-	$1,254
1994	-	$1,009
1995	-	$933
1996	-	$870
1997	-	$987
1998	-	$831
1999	-	$632
2000	-	$653
2001	-	$800
2002	-	$903
2003	-	$1,076
2004	-	$1,401
2005	-	$1,875
2006	-	$2,366
2007	-	$3,160
2008	-	$4,018
2009	$939	$2,607
2010	$1,040	$3,040
2011	$1,156	$3,657
2012	$1,186	$3,951
2013	$1,208	$4,130
2014	$1,201	$2,904
2015	$1,201	$1,988
2016	$1,124	$2,047
2017	$1,127	$2,467
2018	$1,100	$2,895
2019	$1,084	$3,423
2020	$1,061	$3,505
2021	$1,231	$4,510
2022	$1,100	$3,946
2023	$1,217	$4,803
2024	$1,319	$5,038

North Korea vs. Ukraine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

North Korea

Ukraine

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	North Korea	Ukraine
1950	14.2	61.2
1951	17.7	61.4
1952	32.8	62.1
1953	40.3	63
1954	50.6	64.1
1955	51.8	65.3
1956	52.8	66.3
1957	53.7	67.2
1958	54.5	67.7
1959	55.2	68.7
1960	55.8	69.4
1961	56.4	70
1962	57	70.4
1963	57.6	70.7
1964	58.2	71
1965	58.8	71.1
1966	59.4	71.2
1967	60.1	71.1
1968	60.8	71
1969	61.4	70.8
1970	62	70.8
1971	62.7	70.9
1972	63.3	71
1973	63.8	70.8
1974	64.3	70.6
1975	64.8	70.4
1976	65.3	70.1
1977	65.8	70
1978	66.3	69.8
1979	66.7	69.8
1980	67.2	69.8
1981	67.7	69.8
1982	68.1	69.9
1983	68.5	69.9
1984	68.9	70
1985	69.2	70.4
1986	69.5	70.8
1987	69.8	71.2
1988	70.1	71
1989	70.3	70.8
1990	70.5	70.4
1991	70.7	69.7
1992	71	68.9
1993	70.8	68.3
1994	70.5	67.5
1995	60.8	67.1
1996	60.8	67.1
1997	60.9	67.7
1998	60.9	68
1999	60.9	68
2000	60.9	67.8
2001	60.9	67.7
2002	60.9	67.7
2003	69.4	67.6
2004	69.3	67.5
2005	69.2	67.5
2006	69.1	67.5
2007	69	67.7
2008	69.3	68.3
2009	69.7	69.2
2010	70.2	70.2
2011	70.8	70.7
2012	71.3	71.1
2013	71.9	71.5
2014	72.5	71.8
2015	72.8	72.7
2016	73	73.4
2017	73	74
2018	73	73.6
2019	72.9	73.9
2020	72.8	73.3
2021	73.4	71.6
2022	73.6	72.7
2023	73.6	73.4
2024	73.7	74.7
2025	73.9	74.9

North Korea and Ukraine population clocks and comparison

Population

North Korea

Ukraine

Table

Year	Population
	North Korea	Ukraine
1960	11,722,953	42,824,093
1961	11,990,713	43,399,766
1962	12,262,882	43,943,674
1963	12,567,057	44,462,372
1964	12,889,770	44,951,156
1965	13,219,369	45,386,892
1966	13,569,094	45,802,519
1967	13,958,350	46,215,988
1968	14,365,596	46,614,325
1969	14,767,615	46,976,256
1970	15,172,775	47,261,306
1971	15,572,457	47,573,287
1972	15,975,069	47,946,893
1973	16,350,367	48,277,121
1974	16,673,121	48,576,570
1975	16,971,055	48,865,229
1976	17,243,450	49,120,842
1977	17,492,798	49,336,481
1978	17,735,995	49,521,243
1979	17,983,470	49,721,381
1980	18,236,786	49,955,152
1981	18,501,295	50,189,281
1982	18,776,357	50,402,724
1983	19,054,034	50,637,029
1984	19,335,043	50,887,599
1985	19,620,388	51,108,770
1986	19,910,855	51,318,745
1987	20,205,483	51,515,732
1988	20,503,161	51,724,853
1989	20,804,367	51,917,817
1990	21,112,137	52,054,092
1991	21,428,638	52,170,961
1992	21,750,911	52,323,671
1993	22,073,352	52,350,126
1994	22,393,975	52,075,998
1995	22,669,304	51,665,539
1996	22,895,746	51,226,109
1997	23,110,830	50,786,885
1998	23,311,564	50,379,731
1999	23,497,599	49,976,446
2000	23,665,910	49,556,660
2001	23,815,358	49,106,855
2002	23,943,973	48,677,281
2003	24,090,380	48,315,136
2004	24,254,943	47,979,507
2005	24,396,433	47,585,556
2006	24,524,507	47,278,694
2007	24,646,383	47,062,798
2008	24,764,618	46,819,175
2009	24,878,332	46,623,731
2010	24,987,258	46,456,003
2011	25,097,874	46,307,853
2012	25,211,728	46,210,056
2013	25,329,451	46,126,770
2014	25,451,262	45,972,380
2015	25,575,350	45,784,896
2016	25,698,326	45,616,832
2017	25,817,709	45,436,041
2018	25,931,147	45,208,907
2019	26,037,632	44,957,458
2020	26,136,312	44,680,014
2021	26,232,534	44,298,640
2022	26,328,845	41,048,766
2023	26,418,204	37,732,836
2024	26,498,823	37,860,221

Fertility rates in North Korea and Ukraine

Fertility rate

North Korea

Ukraine

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	North Korea	Ukraine
1960	3.57	2.29
1961	3.26	2.2
1962	3.41	2.15
1963	3.63	2.11
1964	3.55	2.01
1965	3.56	1.94
1966	3.71	2.04
1967	4.05	2.04
1968	3.87	2.03
1969	3.86	2.01
1970	3.85	2.08
1971	3.74	2.11
1972	3.89	2.13
1973	3.35	2.04
1974	3.14	2.06
1975	3.05	2.05
1976	2.84	2.04
1977	2.77	1.98
1978	2.79	1.97
1979	2.85	1.96
1980	2.84	1.95
1981	2.92	1.92
1982	2.85	1.95
1983	2.78	2.1
1984	2.71	2.08
1985	2.65	2.03
1986	2.59	2.12
1987	2.53	2.07
1988	2.47	2.04
1989	2.41	1.93
1990	2.39	1.85
1991	2.35	1.77
1992	2.29	1.67
1993	2.22	1.56
1994	2.18	1.47
1995	2.15	1.4
1996	2.09	1.33
1997	2.03	1.27
1998	1.99	1.21
1999	1.97	1.13
2000	1.94	1.11
2001	1.94	1.09
2002	1.92	1.13
2003	1.91	1.17
2004	1.9	1.22
2005	1.87	1.22
2006	1.94	1.3
2007	1.94	1.34
2008	1.97	1.44
2009	1.91	1.47
2010	1.89	1.44
2011	1.88	1.46
2012	1.88	1.53
2013	1.88	1.52
2014	1.87	1.47
2015	1.86	1.39
2016	1.86	1.39
2017	1.85	1.3
2018	1.83	1.23
2019	1.83	1.22
2020	1.82	1.21
2021	1.81	1.15
2022	1.8	0.9
2023	1.78	0.98

North Korea and Ukraine demographics compared

Median age

North Korea

Ukraine

Table

Year	Median age, years
	North Korea	Ukraine
1960	19.9	29.2
1961	20.2	29.6
1962	20.6	29.7
1963	20.8	29.8
1964	21	29.9
1965	21.2	30.1
1966	21.3	30.6
1967	21.4	31.2
1968	21.4	31.6
1969	21.4	32
1970	21.4	32.3
1971	21.2	32.5
1972	20.9	32.8
1973	20.7	33.1
1974	20.7	33.4
1975	20.9	33.7
1976	21.1	34
1977	21.4	34.2
1978	21.8	34.2
1979	22.2	34
1980	22.5	33.8
1981	22.8	33.7
1982	23.1	33.7
1983	23.5	33.6
1984	23.9	33.6
1985	24.2	33.8
1986	24.5	33.9
1987	24.8	34.1
1988	25.1	34.1
1989	25.6	34.1
1990	26	34.3
1991	26.4	34.5
1992	26.8	34.7
1993	27.2	34.9
1994	27.6	35.2
1995	28	35.5
1996	28.3	35.8
1997	28.8	36.2
1998	29.2	36.5
1999	29.6	36.9
2000	30.1	37.2
2001	30.5	37.6
2002	31	37.9
2003	31.4	38.2
2004	31.8	38.4
2005	32.1	38.7
2006	32.5	38.9
2007	32.9	39.1
2008	33.3	39.2
2009	33.7	39.3
2010	34	39.5
2011	34.3	39.7
2012	34.5	39.8
2013	34.7	39.8
2014	35	40
2015	35.2	40.2
2016	35.4	40.6
2017	35.7	40.9
2018	35.9	41.2
2019	36.2	41.5
2020	36.4	41.9
2021	36.6	42.2
2022	36.8	42.5
2023	37.1	43.1
2024	37.3	43.2

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