North Korea: 25 winsSouth Korea: 34 wins
Across 59 shared metrics
Analysis
South Korea leads in 34 of 59 shared metrics, while North Korea leads in 25.
North Korea's Military Spend (% GDP) is 10869565216.4x that of South Korea (25000000000.0% vs 2.3%).
North Korea's Spirits Consumption is 15.4x that of South Korea (2.87 vs 0.17).
North Korea's Land Boundaries Length is 5.8x that of South Korea (1.6K vs 237).
North Korea's Child Mortality is 5.4x that of South Korea (18 vs 2.80).
North Korea's Infant Mortality is 5.3x that of South Korea (14.5 vs 2.30).
Key Comparisons
Military Spend (% GDP)North Korea leads
25000000000.0%
2.3%
Spirits ConsumptionNorth Korea leads
2.87
0.17
Land Boundaries LengthNorth Korea leads
1.6K
237
Child MortalityNorth Korea leads
18
2.80
Infant MortalityNorth Korea leads
14.5
2.30
Renewable Energy (%)North Korea leads
14.7%
3.6%
All Metrics
| Winner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military Spend (% GDP) | 25000000000.0% | 2.3% | 1086956521639% higher | North Korea |
| Spirits Consumption | 2.87 | 0.17 | 1538% higher | North Korea |
| Land Boundaries Length | 1.6K | 237 | 578% higher | North Korea |
| Child Mortality | 18 | 2.80 | 543% higher | North Korea |
| Infant Mortality | 14.5 | 2.30 | 530% higher | North Korea |
| Renewable Energy (%) | 14.7% | 3.6% | 308% higher | North Korea |
| Birth Rate | 12.99 | 4.29 | 203% higher | North Korea |
| Border Countries Count | 3.00 | 1.00 | 200% higher | North Korea |
| Fertility Rate | 1.80 | 0.68 | 165% higher | North Korea |
| Active Military Personnel | 1.30M | 500.0K | 160% higher | North Korea |
| Foreign Patents | 6.00 | 51.8K | 100% lower | South Korea |
| Air Passengers | 3.7K | 76.27M | 100% lower | South Korea |
| Scientific Publications | 263.49 | 76.9K | 100% lower | South Korea |
| Domestic Patents | 6.9K | 186.2K | 96% lower | South Korea |
| Electricity Generation | 26.55 | 622.03 | 96% lower | South Korea |
| Electricity Capacity | 8.36M | 151.14M | 94% lower | South Korea |
| Electricity Use (Per Capita) | 829.774 | 11.4K | 93% lower | South Korea |
| Beer Consumption | 0.13 | 1.52 | 91% lower | South Korea |
| Carbon Emissions (Total) | 55.74M | 644.23M | 91% lower | South Korea |
| Merchant Ships | 264 | 2.1K | 88% lower | South Korea |
| Energy Use (Per Capita) | 640.514 | 5.3K | 88% lower | South Korea |
| Irrigated Land | 14.6K | 7.8K | 88% higher | North Korea |
| Railway Length | 7.4K | 4.0K | 87% higher | North Korea |
| Protected Land (%) | 2.4% | 17.4% | 86% lower | South Korea |
| Mobile Subscriptions (%) | 24 | 173 | 86% lower | South Korea |
| CO2 Per Capita | 2.36 | 11.286 | 79% lower | South Korea |
| Youth Population (%) | 18.9% | 10.6% | 79% higher | North Korea |
| Water Stress (%) | 12.9% | 45.0% | 71% lower | South Korea |
| Water Withdrawal | 8.66 | 29.197 | 70% lower | South Korea |
| Suicide Rate | 9.31 | 27.53 | 66% lower | South Korea |
| Obesity Rate | 10.9% | 6.7% | 61% higher | North Korea |
| Population Density | 219.402 | 529.842 | 59% lower | South Korea |
| Alcohol Consumption | 3.87 | 7.79 | 50% lower | South Korea |
| Population | 26.40M | 51.49M | 49% lower | South Korea |
| Electricity Access (%) | 57.5% | 100.0% | 42% lower | South Korea |
| Highest Elevation | 2.7K | 1.9K | 41% higher | North Korea |
| Doctors (per 1,000) | 3.63 | 2.61 | 39% higher | North Korea |
| Elderly Population (%) | 12.4% | 19.3% | 36% lower | South Korea |
| Agricultural Land (%) | 21.6% | 16.1% | 34% higher | North Korea |
| Safe Drinking Water (%) | 66.6% | 99.3% | 33% lower | South Korea |
| Death Rate | 9.01 | 6.94 | 30% higher | North Korea |
| Median Age | 36.2 years | 47.0 years | 23% lower | South Korea |
| Forest Coverage (%) | 49.6% | 64.1% | 23% lower | South Korea |
| Land Area | 120.4K | 97.6K | 23% higher | North Korea |
| Urban Population (%) | 63.9% | 81.2% | 21% lower | South Korea |
| Smoking Rate | 16.5% | 20.0% | 17% lower | South Korea |
| Sanitation Access (%) | 84.8% | 99.7% | 15% lower | South Korea |
| Air Pollution (PM2.5) | 29.929 | 25.944 | 15% higher | North Korea |
| Youth Unemployment Rate | 6.8% | 5.9% | 15% higher | North Korea |
| Life Expectancy | 73.6 years | 84.3 years | 13% lower | South Korea |
| Airports | 81 | 92 | 12% lower | South Korea |
| Women in Parliament (%) | 17.6% | 20.0% | 12% lower | South Korea |
| Life Expectancy | 73.6 years | 83.4 years | 12% lower | South Korea |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.9% | 2.6% | 10% higher | North Korea |
| Dependency Ratio | 45.66 | 42.535 | 7% higher | North Korea |
| Teen Birth Rate | 0.51 | 0.54 | 5% lower | South Korea |
| Forest Area | 59.7K | 62.6K | 5% lower | South Korea |
| Coastline Length | 2.5K | 2.4K | 3% higher | North Korea |
| Lowest Elevation | 0 | 0 | ranked higher | North Korea |