Japan vs North Korea
Japan vs North Korea: Tropical nights
Tropical nights in 2014: 58.6 nights in Japan and 29.3 nights in North Korea, in the CMIP6 climate models’ median run. In 2014 the value was higher in Japan, by 29.4 nights, or 2 times that in North Korea.
nights a year · CMIP6
What the numbers say
- Japan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) puts Japan at 87.7 nights and North Korea at 54.8 nights in 2100.
Every year
nights a year · CMIP6
| Year | Japan | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 58.6 | 29.3 |
| 2013 | 59.9 | 29 |
| 2012 | 59.3 | 28 |
| 2011 | 57.9 | 26.3 |
| 2010 | 59.6 | 27.3 |
| 2009 | 57.6 | 26.8 |
| 2008 | 57.3 | 25.2 |
| 2007 | 56.6 | 26.1 |
| 2006 | 57.5 | 26.7 |
| 2005 | 57.2 | 26.6 |
| 2004 | 56.7 | 26.6 |
| 2003 | 56.1 | 25.2 |
| 2002 | 56 | 25.4 |
| 2001 | 54.2 | 25 |
| 2000 | 53.8 | 24.3 |
| 1999 | 55.3 | 25.2 |
| 1998 | 52.4 | 23.3 |
| 1997 | 52.4 | 22.9 |
| 1996 | 52.9 | 22.5 |
| 1995 | 49.7 | 19.6 |
| 1994 | 49.5 | 20.6 |
| 1993 | 45.4 | 16.4 |
| 1992 | 45.1 | 16.5 |
| 1991 | 49.4 | 21.3 |
| 1990 | 50.7 | 21.9 |
| 1989 | 51.4 | 21.3 |
| 1988 | 48.1 | 20.8 |
| 1987 | 47.7 | 18.2 |
| 1986 | 46.1 | 18.6 |
| 1985 | 46.7 | 19 |
| 1984 | 44.8 | 17.2 |
| 1983 | 41.9 | 15.6 |
| 1982 | 46.4 | 18.9 |
| 1981 | 45.9 | 19.3 |
| 1980 | 46.5 | 18.1 |
| 1979 | 46.7 | 17.8 |
| 1978 | 47.6 | 20.3 |
| 1977 | 45.8 | 17.8 |
| 1976 | 46 | 19.2 |
| 1975 | 46.9 | 18.7 |
| 1974 | 45.6 | 18.6 |
| 1973 | 44.3 | 16.2 |
| 1972 | 45.8 | 18 |
| 1971 | 44.8 | 17.1 |
| 1970 | 44 | 17.5 |
| 1969 | 46.9 | 19.5 |
| 1968 | 45.7 | 17.2 |
| 1967 | 48.3 | 21.2 |
| 1966 | 45.9 | 18.3 |
| 1965 | 45.8 | 18.3 |
| 1964 | 44.9 | 17.8 |
| 1963 | 48.3 | 21.2 |
| 1962 | 45.6 | 19.2 |
| 1961 | 48.9 | 20.5 |
| 1960 | 46.4 | 19 |
| 1959 | 46.9 | 19.7 |
| 1958 | 48.8 | 20.5 |
| 1957 | 49.2 | 19.5 |
| 1956 | 50.6 | 21.9 |
| 1955 | 47.9 | 19.3 |
| 1954 | 46.9 | 19.5 |
| 1953 | 49.2 | 19.8 |
| 1952 | 49.5 | 20.6 |
| 1951 | 46.2 | 18.5 |
| 1950 | 49.9 | 21.7 |
CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) · 2015–2100
| Year | Japan | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 60.649.3–74.4 | 3020.9–39.9 |
| 2016 | 61.547.9–73.9 | 28.319.1–38.6 |
| 2017 | 62.352.1–75.8 | 31.722.5–41.4 |
| 2018 | 60.548.5–73.8 | 29.419.8–40.4 |
| 2019 | 64.152.1–80.1 | 32.524.9–43.3 |
| 2020 | 63.151–74.5 | 30.622.9–40.9 |
| 2021 | 62.348.5–78.8 | 30.219–44 |
| 2022 | 64.653.8–76.5 | 33.225.3–40 |
| 2023 | 65.951.7–78 | 35.424.8–44.5 |
| 2024 | 65.352.9–80.7 | 33.123.4–44.2 |
| 2025 | 65.652.8–80.4 | 35.526–46.5 |
| 2026 | 65.554.2–81.2 | 34.125.7–46.4 |
| 2027 | 66.452.9–79.5 | 34.526–47.8 |
| 2028 | 65.352.4–80.1 | 34.924–44.4 |
| 2029 | 68.555–80.4 | 34.726.7–45.2 |
| 2030 | 66.552.3–80.6 | 35.225.2–45.6 |
| 2031 | 66.554.7–80 | 33.926.2–47.1 |
| 2032 | 6650.8–82.1 | 36.125.7–49.1 |
| 2033 | 70.354.7–84.8 | 37.225.8–49.9 |
| 2034 | 68.553.9–81.7 | 36.328.6–44.6 |
| 2035 | 72.960.4–84.6 | 39.127.3–49.2 |
| 2036 | 72.556.1–89.7 | 40.426.7–52.8 |
| 2037 | 67.656.7–82.5 | 37.126.8–48.8 |
| 2038 | 70.558.6–83.8 | 37.826.9–50.2 |
| 2039 | 70.455.6–85.7 | 37.328–48.6 |
| 2040 | 73.657.4–89.3 | 40.328–54.9 |
| 2041 | 72.955.6–88.5 | 40.128.8–54.2 |
| 2042 | 71.258.1–86.4 | 4030.8–51.4 |
| 2043 | 73.357.9–88.1 | 40.929.4–53.8 |
| 2044 | 72.657.8–85.5 | 42.429.2–53.6 |
| 2045 | 72.959.5–86.7 | 41.130.7–52 |
| 2046 | 76.261–90.3 | 43.627.7–52.7 |
| 2047 | 75.656.6–89.3 | 42.230.2–55.6 |
| 2048 | 74.858.5–89.4 | 4029–56 |
| 2049 | 74.359.7–90.8 | 41.629.8–55 |
| 2050 | 75.160.8–89.3 | 40.831.5–53.9 |
| 2051 | 75.861.1–92.4 | 42.531–57.3 |
| 2052 | 74.557.9–90.4 | 42.129.7–55.5 |
| 2053 | 78.559.6–91.6 | 44.231.3–57.8 |
| 2054 | 75.959.6–89.3 | 42.332.5–55.4 |
| 2055 | 76.862.2–95.1 | 45.433–60.9 |
| 2056 | 77.861.9–93.7 | 43.933.5–56.4 |
| 2057 | 79.962.8–94.4 | 44.934.5–59 |
| 2058 | 79.263.7–94.9 | 45.334.8–59.4 |
| 2059 | 79.858–95.6 | 45.430.9–58.8 |
| 2060 | 78.261.1–95.1 | 45.130.4–61.9 |
| 2061 | 80.865.7–96.7 | 47.135.9–61.5 |
| 2062 | 8063.6–96.3 | 44.934.3–60.2 |
| 2063 | 8064.1–96.5 | 44.433.8–60.5 |
| 2064 | 77.661.4–95.2 | 44.332.7–60.5 |
| 2065 | 81.763–97.4 | 47.835.3–62.1 |
| 2066 | 80.363.8–94.2 | 47.434–59.6 |
| 2067 | 81.363.2–97.1 | 49.333.1–61.2 |
| 2068 | 79.861.4–99.3 | 47.234.1–63.4 |
| 2069 | 82.365–96.1 | 47.432.6–58.7 |
| 2070 | 83.360.2–102.3 | 4933.9–66.5 |
| 2071 | 83.663.6–99.2 | 48.634.2–65.8 |
| 2072 | 84.363.3–99.1 | 48.834.5–64.9 |
| 2073 | 83.564.9–97.4 | 49.633.9–62.9 |
| 2074 | 84.366.8–100.9 | 49.635–65.3 |
| 2075 | 85.664.1–99.8 | 49.734.6–64 |
| 2076 | 83.968.8–99.3 | 5034.9–65.1 |
| 2077 | 86.467.6–102.4 | 52.437.4–64.6 |
| 2078 | 84.167.7–103.2 | 48.435.4–66.5 |
| 2079 | 86.168.3–99.4 | 49.737–64.5 |
| 2080 | 84.767.6–103.7 | 50.139.7–68.2 |
| 2081 | 83.668.5–104.3 | 49.938.1–69.4 |
| 2082 | 86.469.4–107.7 | 52.738.5–70.3 |
| 2083 | 85.966.5–105.7 | 51.638.9–68.2 |
| 2084 | 85.867.4–102.3 | 49.836.9–66.8 |
| 2085 | 87.568.9–102.8 | 50.638.2–69 |
| 2086 | 84.668.6–105.3 | 52.737.2–68 |
| 2087 | 87.270.3–107 | 51.937.3–71.1 |
| 2088 | 86.866.3–102.5 | 52.636.7–67.4 |
| 2089 | 85.765.9–103.8 | 52.839–67.7 |
| 2090 | 89.469.5–104.4 | 53.738.3–65.3 |
| 2091 | 88.367.4–103.1 | 53.740–67.5 |
| 2092 | 8667.7–102.3 | 53.438.6–67.8 |
| 2093 | 88.969.8–107.4 | 53.537.2–69.1 |
| 2094 | 87.569.3–103.7 | 52.936.2–73 |
| 2095 | 8872.4–104.9 | 52.741.1–68.9 |
| 2096 | 90.771–107.3 | 58.337.8–73 |
| 2097 | 89.471–103.1 | 55.239–69 |
| 2098 | 88.571–106.5 | 5440.5–67.9 |
| 2099 | 88.370.8–102.4 | 52.537.3–67.2 |
| 2100 | 87.769.2–106.2 | 54.837.2–70.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Nights in a year when the temperature stays above 20 °C, averaged over the country.
- Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, CMIP6 multi-model median.
- The dashed line is the CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its models’ 10th–90th percentile.
- Climate model values are the median of the CMIP6 models, run on past emissions to 2014 and on SSP2-4.5, a middle-of-the-road path, after: they are not measurements.
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
- DepressionJapan: 3.34% in 2017North Korea: 3.09% in 2017
- 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