Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Korea instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
Health
be 59.0% less likely to be obese
In Kyrgyzstan, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In North Korea, that number is 6.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 63.8% less money
Kyrgyzstan has a GDP per capita of $4,700 as of 2020, while in North Korea, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2015.
be 8.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kyrgyzstan, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In North Korea, that number is 25.6% as of 2013.
Life
be 13.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 25.7 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.
be 48.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In North Korea, 89.0 women do as of 2017.
have 27.3% fewer children
In Kyrgyzstan, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In North Korea, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 74.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In North Korea, 26% of the population do as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
North Korea: At a glance
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