Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Korea instead of Albania, you would:
Health
be 68.7% less likely to be obese
In Albania, 21.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In North Korea, that number is 6.8% of people as of 2016.
live 7.7 years less
In Albania, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 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
make 87.2% less money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $13,300 as of 2020, while in North Korea, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2015.
be 4.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In North Korea, that number is 25.6% as of 2013.
Life
have 12.0% more children
In Albania, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In North Korea, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Albania, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In North Korea, 89.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Albania, approximately 10.8 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 74.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Albania, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In North Korea, 26% of the population do as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.9 times more coastline
Albania has a total of 362 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
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