IndicatorPRKKorea, Dem. People's Rep.East Asia & Pacific
Governance
Civil liberties index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.02rank #151Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Control of Corruption0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)16.7rank #196Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Deliberative democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.01rank #156Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Egalitarian democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.09rank #145Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Freedom of expression index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.01rank #153Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Government Effectiveness0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)25.2rank #190Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Human rights index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.02rank #151Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Participatory democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.04rank #145Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)67.1rank #111Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Regulatory Quality0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)21.3rank #202Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of Law0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)34.1rank #192Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of law index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.03rank #156Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem electoral democracy0-1Our World in Data0.08rank #147Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem liberal democracy0-1Our World in Data0.01rank #154Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Voice & Accountability0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)18.7rank #200Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women in parliament% seatsWorld Bank (WDI)17.6%rank #126Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women's political empowerment index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.29rank #143Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Economy
Agricultural employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)54.1%rank #19Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Employment-to-population ratio%ILOSTAT79.2%rank #8Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Labour force participation rate%ILOSTAT82.1%rank #7Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Unemployment% labor forceWorld Bank (WDI)3.5%rank #59Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled)%ILOSTAT3.6%rank #59Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)56.8%rank #137Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment% ages 15-24World Bank (WDI)7.9%rank #49Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment rate (ILO modelled)% ages 15-24ILOSTAT8%rank #51Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Trade
Merchandise exportscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)611Mrank #165Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Merchandise importscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)2.87Brank #153Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Health
Basic drinking water access% popWorld Bank (WDI)93.9%rank #101Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Basic sanitation access% popWorld Bank (WDI)84.8%rank #115Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Child mortalityper 100Our World in Data1.7rank #74Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Daily caloric supply per capitakcalOur World in Data1,981.1rank #176Data 2018 · Status unspecified
DTP3 immunization coverage%UNICEF99%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Infant mortalityper 1k birthsWorld Bank (WDI)13.3rank #66Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Life expectancyyearsWorld Bank (WDI)73.7rank #119Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Maternal mortalityper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)67rank #47Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Measles immunization% childrenWorld Bank (WDI)99%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Measles (MCV1) immunization coverage%UNICEF99%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Overweight prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF2.3%rank #9Data 2017 · Status unspecified
Physiciansper 1kWorld Bank (WDI)3.6rank #25Data 2017 · Status unspecified
PM2.5 air pollution exposureug/m3World Bank (WDI)21.8rank #126Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Road traffic deathsper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)24.2rank #100Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Smoking prevalence% adultsWorld Bank (WDI)15.6%rank #48Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Stunting prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF19.1%rank #16Data 2017 · Status unspecified
Suicide mortality rateper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)9.3rank #117Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Under-5 mortality rateper 1k birthsUNICEF16.7rank #108Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Undernourishment% popWorld Bank (WDI)47%rank #83Data 2018 · Status unspecified
Wasting prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF2.5%rank #8Data 2017 · Status unspecified
Education
Adult literacy%World Bank (WDI)100%rank #1Data 2008 · Status unspecified
Expected years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)12.2rank #135Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Primary completion rate% relevant ageWorld Bank (WDI)97.1%rank #55Data 2009 · Status unspecified
Primary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)92.1%rank #144Data 2018 · Status unspecified
Secondary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)94.3%rank #75Data 2015 · Status unspecified
Tertiary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)26.7%rank #95Data 2018 · Status unspecified
Demography
Crude birth rateper 1,000World Bank (WDI)12.9rank #111Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Fertility ratebirths/womanWorld Bank (WDI)1.8rank #120Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Median age of populationyearsUN WPP36rank #75Data 2023 · Estimate
Net migration rateper 1,000UN WPP-0.08rank #98Data 2023 · Estimate
PopulationpeopleWorld Bank (WDI)26.57Mrank #56Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Population growth%World Bank (WDI)0.27%rank #155Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Projected life expectancy in 2050 (medium)yearsUN WPP77.1rank #129Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Projected population in 2050 (medium)thousandsUN WPP25,787.1rank #66Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Total age dependency ratioper 100 working-ageUN WPP44.9rank #177Data 2023 · Estimate
Urban population%World Bank (WDI)64.2%rank #98Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Climate
CO₂ emissionstOur World in Data62.55Mrank #52Data 2024 · Status unspecified
CO₂ per capitatOur World in Data2.4rank #116Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access% popWorld Bank (WDI)61.4%rank #52Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% generationEmber34.1%rank #56Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from hydro% generationEmber62.7%rank #27Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from solar% generationEmber0.63%rank #135Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from wind% generationEmber0%rank #104Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electric power consumptionkWh per capitaWorld Bank (WDI)793.6rank #114Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Forest area% landWorld Bank (WDI)64.1%rank #24Data 2024 · Status unspecified
GHG emissions per capitatCO2e per capitaClimate Watch2.9rank #53Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Power-sector CO2 intensitygCO2/kWhEmber340.6rank #73Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Renewable electricity%Our World in Data63.4%rank #44Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Renewable energy share%World Bank (WDI)14.7%rank #113Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Total GHG emissions incl. LULUCFMtCO2eClimate Watch75.4rank #122Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Energy
Electricity from coal% of outputWorld Bank (WDI)35.1%rank #61Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Energy use per capitakg oil eq.World Bank (WDI)713.5rank #109Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Environment
Capture fisheries productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)208,365rank #63Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Freshwater withdrawals% internal resourcesWorld Bank (WDI)12.9%rank #102Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Terrestrial protected areas% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)2.4%rank #154Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture
Agricultural land% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)21.6%rank #145Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Aquaculture productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)685,700rank #17Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Cereal yieldkg per hectareWorld Bank (WDI)3,609.8rank #79Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Food production index2014-16 = 100World Bank (WDI)94.9rank #156Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Technology
Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)4.5rank #133Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)24.1rank #208Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Secure internet serversper 1M peopleWorld Bank (WDI)10.4rank #207Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Society
Asylum seekerspeopleUNHCR45rank #17Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Female labor participation%World Bank (WDI)77.7%rank #6Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Internet users% popWorld Bank (WDI)0%rank #197Data 2004 · Status unspecified
Poverty gap at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.01rank #120Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.02rank #89Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $3.65/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.09rank #118Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $6.85/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.39rank #136Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Refugees originating (by country of origin)peopleUNHCR263rank #46Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth NEET rate%ILOSTAT9.2%rank #31Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Risk
Deaths in armed conflictsdeathsOur World in Data0rank #1Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)4.3rank #35Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Human hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)4rank #36Data 2026 · Status unspecified
INFORM risk score0-10EC JRC (INFORM)3.5rank #25Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)6rank #49Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of infrastructure coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)2.7rank #24Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of institutional coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)8rank #59Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Natural hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)4.6rank #33Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Socio-economic vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)0rank #1Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)1.7rank #8Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable groups0-10EC JRC (INFORM)3.1rank #24Data 2026 · Status unspecified