Malaysia vs North Korea
Malaysia vs North Korea: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 8.32 tonnes in Malaysia and 2.5 tonnes in North Korea, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 5.82 tonnes, or 3.33 times that in North Korea.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Malaysia has been higher since 1994, when it overtook North Korea.
- In 2024, Malaysia ranked 25 and North Korea ranked 105 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Malaysia | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.32 | 2.5 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 8.04 | 2.49 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 7.98 | 2.27 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 7.52 | 2.18 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 7.47 | 2.64 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 7.63 | 2.82 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 7.73 | 2.56 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 7.35 | 2.85 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 7.79 | 1.4 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 8.1 | 1.28 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 8.19 | 1.64 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 7.86 | 1.5 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 7.41 | 1.94 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 7.49 | 2.03 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 7.52 | 2.76 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 7.04 | 2.88 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 7.84 | 3.01 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 7.59 | 2.76 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 7.11 | 3.31 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 7.01 | 3.27 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 6.72 | 3.16 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 6.34 | 3.11 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 6.08 | 3.07 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 5.88 | 3.22 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 5.69 | 3.12 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 5.33 | 2.92 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 5.05 | 2.7 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 5.3 | 3.32 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 4.96 | 3.45 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 4.47 | 3.93 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 4.42 | 4.25 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 4.11 | 4.71 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 4.21 | 5.16 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 4.11 | 5.92 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 3.61 | 6.25 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 3.27 | 6.62 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 2.85 | 6.66 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 2.75 | 6.6 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 2.79 | 6.95 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 2.8 | 7.14 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 2.93 | 7.02 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 2.87 | 6.88 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 2.62 | 6.74 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 2.5 | 6.54 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 2.52 | 6.46 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 2.5 | 6.23 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 2.24 | 5.85 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 1.79 | 5.62 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 1.86 | 5.4 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 1.73 | 5.18 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 1.65 | 5.05 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 1.41 | 4.96 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 1.4 | 4.96 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 2.68 | 4.9 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 2.7 | 5.01 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 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
Malaysia vs North Korea
Health
- Life expectancyMalaysia: 76.7 years in 2023North Korea: 73.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMalaysia: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024North Korea: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMalaysia: 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023North Korea: 14.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMalaysia: 93.9% in 2022North Korea: 66.5% in 2022
- DepressionMalaysia: 3.52% in 2017North Korea: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateMalaysia: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017North Korea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMalaysia: 35.1 million people in 2023North Korea: 26.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthMalaysia: 1.24% a year in 2023North Korea: 0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMalaysia: 1.55 births per woman in 2023North Korea: 1.78 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMalaysia: 77.4% in 2025North Korea: 64.2% in 2025
- Median ageMalaysia: 30.1 years in 2023North Korea: 36.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMalaysia: 7.5% in 2023North Korea: 12% in 2023
- Net migration rateMalaysia: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023North Korea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending per personMalaysia: $138 in 2025North Korea: $62 in 2018
- Armed forces personnelMalaysia: 136,000 people in 2020North Korea: 1.47 million people in 2020
- National powerMalaysia: 0.46% of world capability in 2022North Korea: 1.41% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMalaysia: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020North Korea: 8.62% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMalaysia: 7 million TIV in 2024North Korea: 1 million TIV in 2010
- Arms exportsMalaysia: 20 million TIV in 2024North Korea: 44 million TIV in 2025