Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Korea instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 4.3 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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.
be 60.2% less likely to be obese
In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In North Korea, that number is 6.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 32.0% less money
Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in North Korea, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2015.
Life
be 45.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 164.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In North Korea, 89.0 women do as of 2017.
be 42.7% more likely to be literate
In Yemen, the literacy rate is 70.1% as of 2015. In North Korea, it is 100.0% as of 2015.
be 52.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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.
have 42.3% fewer children
In Yemen, there are approximately 24.6 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 44.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (72% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2019. In North Korea, that number is 26% of people on average (36% in urban areas, and 11% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Geography
see 30.9% more coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 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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