Malaysia vs North Korea
Malaysia vs North Korea: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 57.7% in Malaysia and 64.1% in North Korea, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in North Korea, by 6.4 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in Malaysia.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- North Korea has been higher since 1993, when it overtook Malaysia.
- In 2024, Malaysia ranked 37 and North Korea ranked 24 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Malaysia | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 57.7 | 64.1 | – |
| 2023 | 57.8 | 64 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 58 | 63.9 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 58.2 | 63.8 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 58.4 | 63.7 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 58.6 | 63.6 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 58.7 | 63.5 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 58.9 | 63.4 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 59.1 | 63.3 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 59.2 | 63.2 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 58.9 | 63.1 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 58.6 | 63.1 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 58.3 | 63 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 58 | 62.9 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 57.7 | 62.8 | 32 |
| 2009 | 57.9 | 62.7 | 32 |
| 2008 | 58.1 | 62.6 | 32 |
| 2007 | 58.4 | 62.5 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 58.6 | 62.4 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 58.8 | 62.3 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 59 | 62.3 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 59.3 | 62.2 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 59.5 | 62.1 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 59.7 | 62 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 59.9 | 61.9 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 60.2 | 61.9 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 60.5 | 61.9 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 60.8 | 61.9 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 61.1 | 61.9 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 61.4 | 61.9 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 61.6 | 61.9 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 61.9 | 61.9 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 62.2 | 61.9 | 33 |
| 1991 | 62.5 | 61.9 | – |
| 1990 | 62.8 | 61.9 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 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