Indonesia vs North Korea
Indonesia vs North Korea: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 99.9% in Indonesia and 61.4% in North Korea, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 38.5 percentage points, or 1.63 times that in North Korea.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2009.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Indonesia | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.9 | 61.4 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 99.4 | 57.5 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 100 | 54.7 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 99.2 | 52.6 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 97 | 50.5 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 98.8 | 48.4 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 98.5 | 46.3 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 98.1 | 44.2 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 97.6 | 42.1 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 97.5 | 40 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 97 | 37.8 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 96.5 | 35.7 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 96 | 33.6 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 94.8 | 31.4 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 94.2 | 29.3 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 93.6 | 26 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 92.7 | – | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 91.1 | – | 82 |
| 2006 | 90.6 | – | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 84.8 | – | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 89 | – | 80 |
| 2003 | 87.9 | – | 80 |
| 2002 | 87.6 | – | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 86.3 | – | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 86.3 | – | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 83.7 | – | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 80.9 | – | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 80.3 | – | – |
| 1996 | 72.4 | – | – |
| 1995 | 66.9 | – | – |
| 1994 | 62.8 | – | – |
| 1993 | 55.4 | – | – |
| 1992 | 66.7 | – | – |
| 1991 | 48.9 | – | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Indonesia vs North Korea
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023North Korea: 73.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024North Korea: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023North Korea: 14.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022North Korea: 66.5% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017North Korea: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017North Korea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023North Korea: 26.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023North Korea: 0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023North Korea: 1.78 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025North Korea: 64.2% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023North Korea: 36.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023North Korea: 12% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023North Korea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025North Korea: $62 in 2018
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020North Korea: 1.47 million people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022North Korea: 1.41% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020North Korea: 8.62% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025North Korea: 1 million TIV in 2010
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021North Korea: 44 million TIV in 2025