Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Korea instead of Russia, you would:
Health
be 70.6% less likely to be obese
In Russia, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In North Korea, that number is 6.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 20.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In North Korea, that number is 3.1% as of 2022.
make 93.8% less money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $27,500 as of 2022, while in North Korea, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2015.
Life
have 57.1% more children
In Russia, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In North Korea, there are 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Russia, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In North Korea, 107.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Russia, approximately 6.4 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 47.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Russia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In North Korea, 53% of the population do as of 2021.
Geography
see 93.4% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 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 Russia? See an in-depth size comparison.