Japan vs North Korea
Japan vs North Korea: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.34% in Japan and 3.09% in North Korea, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Japan, by 0.25 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in North Korea.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Japan has been higher since 2010, when it overtook North Korea.
- In 2017, Japan ranked 107 and North Korea ranked 135 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Japan | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.34 | 3.09 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.26 | 3.1 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.23 | 3.1 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.2 | 3.11 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.17 | 3.11 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.15 | 3.12 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.13 | 3.12 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.12 | 3.13 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.11 | 3.14 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.09 | 3.14 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.08 | 3.15 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.07 | 3.16 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.06 | 3.17 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.04 | 3.17 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.02 | 3.18 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3.19 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 2.99 | 3.2 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 2.99 | 3.21 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.01 | 3.22 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.03 | 3.23 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.05 | 3.24 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.06 | 3.24 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.06 | 3.24 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.07 | 3.24 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.07 | 3.24 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.06 | 3.23 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.06 | 3.22 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, 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
Japan vs North Korea
Health
- Life expectancyJapan: 84.7 years in 2023North Korea: 73.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJapan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024North Korea: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJapan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023North Korea: 14.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterJapan: 98.7% in 2022North Korea: 66.5% in 2022
- Suicide rateJapan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017North Korea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationJapan: 124 million people in 2023North Korea: 26.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthJapan: -0.48% a year in 2023North Korea: 0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJapan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023North Korea: 1.78 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJapan: 92.3% in 2025North Korea: 64.2% in 2025
- Median ageJapan: 49 years in 2023North Korea: 36.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJapan: 29.6% in 2023North Korea: 12% in 2023
- Net migration rateJapan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023North Korea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending per personJapan: $504 in 2025North Korea: $62 in 2018
- Armed forces personnelJapan: 261,000 people in 2020North Korea: 1.47 million people in 2020
- National powerJapan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022North Korea: 1.41% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJapan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020North Korea: 8.62% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJapan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025North Korea: 1 million TIV in 2010
- Arms exportsJapan: 28 million TIV in 2025North Korea: 44 million TIV in 2025