North Korea in world rankings
North Korea appears in 21 of our ranked charts. It is number one in 1 of them and in the top three in 3. Each position below is its place in the latest year of that chart; open a chart for the full data, history and sources.
21Ranked charts
1First places
3Top-3 places
Every ranking for North Korea
#1of 10
Countries with the Most Hospital Beds Per Capita
Health
13.20All Time
#2of 10
Armed Forces Share of Labor Force by Country 2020
Military
8.60 % of total labor force2020
#3of 20
Countries with the Largest Armed Forces 2020
Military
1,469 Thousand2020
#4of 8
Countries with the Largest Active Submarine Fleets 2025
Military
362025
#4of 8
Countries by Active Military Personnel 2025
Military
1,280 Thousands2025
#5of 11
Orbital Launch Attempts by Country 2023
Space
32023
#6of 20
Countries with the Highest Female Labour Force Participation 2024
Economy
77.72 %2024
#6of 20
Countries with the Highest Female Labour Force Participation 2023
Economy
77.72 %2023
#6of 20
Countries with the Highest Female Labour Force Participation 2025
Economy
77.71 %2025
#6of 8
Nuclear Weapon Tests Conducted by Country
Military
6All Time
#8of 18
Natural Graphite Mine Production by Country 2025
Mining
8,000 metric tons2025
#8of 9
Orbital Launch Attempts by Country 2024
Space
12024
#8of 8
Countries by Press Freedom Index 2025
Politics
2.97 0-1002025
#9of 9
Countries by Nuclear Warheads 2026
Military
60 total inventory2026
#11of 25
Countries With the Most Religiously Unaffiliated People 2020
Culture
19.04 millions2020
#13of 25
Tobacco Production by Country 2024
Agriculture
88 thousand tonnes2024
#19of 20
Countries Where Most People Work in Farming 2025
Agriculture
54.08 % of Jobs2025
#19of 20
Countries Where Most People Work in Agriculture 2024
54.30 % of total employment2024
#19of 20
Countries That Give Education the Biggest Share of the Budget 2025
Education
14.632025
#20of 25
Countries That Diagnosed the Most Tuberculosis Cases 2024
Health
71,2772024
#25of 25
Countries With the Most Buddhists 2020
Culture
0.40 millions2020