North Korea vs Vatican statistics compared

North Korea has a population of 26.5M (ranked 56/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). North Korea's land area is 46,491 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 97th vs. 197th).

By GDP, North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

North Korea and Vatican: Comparison Charts

North Korea vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

North Korea

Vatican

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	North Korea	Vatican
1950	14.2	65.9
1951	17.7	65.3
1952	32.8	65.7
1953	40.3	66.3
1954	50.6	67.5
1955	51.8	67.8
1956	52.8	67.3
1957	53.7	67.5
1958	54.5	68.7
1959	55.2	69.2
1960	55.8	69.2
1961	56.4	69.8
1962	57	69.2
1963	57.6	69.3
1964	58.2	70.3
1965	58.8	70.1
1966	59.4	70.9
1967	60.1	70.9
1968	60.8	70.7
1969	61.4	70.7
1970	62	71.5
1971	62.7	71.7
1972	63.3	72
1973	63.8	71.9
1974	64.3	72.7
1975	64.8	72.6
1976	65.3	72.9
1977	65.8	73.3
1978	66.3	73.7
1979	66.7	74
1980	67.2	74.1
1981	67.7	74.3
1982	68.1	74.8
1983	68.5	74.7
1984	68.9	75.1
1985	69.2	75.5
1986	69.5	75.7
1987	69.8	76.2
1988	70.1	76.4
1989	70.3	76.8
1990	70.5	76.9
1991	70.7	76.9
1992	71	77.3
1993	70.8	77
1994	70.5	77.7
1995	60.8	77.8
1996	60.8	78.5
1997	60.9	78.2
1998	60.9	78.3
1999	60.9	78.7
2000	60.9	79.3
2001	60.9	79.9
2002	60.9	80
2003	69.4	79.8
2004	69.3	80.2
2005	69.2	80.6
2006	69.1	81.2
2007	69	81.3
2008	69.3	81.4
2009	69.7	81.3
2010	70.2	81.5
2011	70.8	81.7
2012	71.3	82
2013	71.9	82.5
2014	72.5	82.6
2015	72.8	82.5
2016	73	82.9
2017	73	82.7
2018	73	83.3
2019	72.9	83.6
2020	72.8	83
2021	73.4	82.9
2022	73.6	83.3
2023	73.6	83
2024	73.7	83.1
2025	73.9	83.3

North Korea and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population

North Korea

Vatican

Table

Year	Population
	North Korea	Vatican
1960	11,722,953	-
1961	11,990,713	-
1962	12,262,882	-
1963	12,567,057	-
1964	12,889,770	-
1965	13,219,369	-
1966	13,569,094	-
1967	13,958,350	-
1968	14,365,596	-
1969	14,767,615	-
1970	15,172,775	-
1971	15,572,457	-
1972	15,975,069	-
1973	16,350,367	-
1974	16,673,121	-
1975	16,971,055	-
1976	17,243,450	-
1977	17,492,798	-
1978	17,735,995	-
1979	17,983,470	-
1980	18,236,786	-
1981	18,501,295	-
1982	18,776,357	-
1983	19,054,034	-
1984	19,335,043	-
1985	19,620,388	-
1986	19,910,855	-
1987	20,205,483	-
1988	20,503,161	-
1989	20,804,367	-
1990	21,112,137	-
1991	21,428,638	-
1992	21,750,911	-
1993	22,073,352	-
1994	22,393,975	-
1995	22,669,304	-
1996	22,895,746	-
1997	23,110,830	-
1998	23,311,564	-
1999	23,497,599	-
2000	23,665,910	880
2001	23,815,358	890
2002	23,943,973	900
2003	24,090,380	911
2004	24,254,943	921
2005	24,396,433	921
2006	24,524,507	932
2007	24,646,383	821
2008	24,764,618	824
2009	24,878,332	826
2010	24,987,258	829
2011	25,097,874	832
2012	25,211,728	836
2013	25,329,451	839
2014	25,451,262	842
2015	25,575,350	1,000
2016	25,698,326	-
2017	25,817,709	1,000
2018	25,931,147	-
2019	26,037,632	1,000
2020	26,136,312	-
2021	26,232,534	-
2022	26,328,845	-
2023	26,418,204	-
2024	26,498,823	-

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