20th lowest average temperature7.9°C · #20 of 187 · 2016–2025 avg
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Surprising facts about North Korea
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among North Korea’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
North Korea among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where North Korea sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like North Korea across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
North Korea
vs China 
vs South Korea 
vs Russia