North Korea

Capital: Pyongyang
Continent: Asia
Official languages: Korean
Neighbours: China, Russia, South Korea

Where it ranks highest in the world

#29Military Spending

#45Olympic Medals

#58Population

World rankings

#1 means first in the world for that stat. Missing data is shown as —.

Population#58

World rank by total population

GDP#124

World rank by nominal GDP

Land Area#96

World rank by total land area

Life Expectancy#129

World rank by average life expectancy (rank 1 = longest)

Human Development#151

World rank by Human Development Index

CO₂ Emissions#64

World rank by CO₂ emissions (rank 1 = most emissions)

Exports#144

World rank by total exports value

Military Spending#29

World rank by military budget

Tourism#166

World rank by international tourist arrivals

Internet Users—

World rank by total internet users

Forest Area#91

World rank by total forest area

Nobel Prizes#128

World rank by all-time Nobel Prize winners

Olympic Medals#45

World rank by all-time Summer Olympic medals

Coastline#86

World rank by coastline length

Renewable Energy#168

World rank by renewable energy production

Birth Rate#135

World rank by birth rate (rank 1 = highest)

Unemployment#114

World rank by unemployment rate (rank 1 = highest)

Inflation#99

World rank by inflation rate (rank 1 = highest)

Press Freedom#204

World rank by press freedom (rank 1 = most free)

Urbanization#114

World rank by % urban population (rank 1 = most urbanized)

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Neighbours

China

Russia

South Korea

Same continent