Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Korea instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 76.6% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In North Korea, that number is 6.8% of people as of 2016.
live 11.3 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In North Korea, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 18.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In North Korea, that number is 3.0% as of 2023.
make 97.1% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $59,500 as of 2023, while in North Korea, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2015.
Life
be 35.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In North Korea, 107.0 women do as of 2020.
be 7.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In North Korea, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 45.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Australia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In North Korea, 55% of the population do as of 2022.
Geography
see 90.3% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In North Korea, that number is 2,495 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
North Korea: At a glance
How big is North Korea compared to Australia? See an in-depth size comparison.