North Korea vs Papua New Guinea
North Korea vs Papua New Guinea: National power
National power in 2022: 1.41% of world capability in North Korea and 0.03% of world capability in Papua New Guinea, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in North Korea, by 1.37 percentage points, or 41 times that in Papua New Guinea.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- North Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1975.
- In 2022, North Korea ranked 12 and Papua New Guinea ranked 130 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | North Korea | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.41 | 0.03 |
| 2021 | 1.49 | 0.03 |
| 2020 | 1.48 | 0.03 |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 0.03 |
| 2018 | 1.51 | 0.03 |
| 2017 | 1.42 | 0.03 |
| 2016 | 1.35 | 0.03 |
| 2015 | 1.33 | 0.03 |
| 2014 | 1.32 | 0.03 |
| 2013 | 1.32 | 0.03 |
| 2012 | 1.32 | 0.03 |
| 2011 | 1.32 | 0.03 |
| 2010 | 1.22 | 0.03 |
| 2009 | 1.24 | 0.03 |
| 2008 | 1.26 | 0.02 |
| 2007 | 1.28 | 0.02 |
| 2006 | 1.28 | 0.03 |
| 2005 | 1.27 | 0.02 |
| 2004 | 1.25 | 0.02 |
| 2003 | 1.24 | 0.02 |
| 2002 | 1.24 | 0.02 |
| 2001 | 1.1 | 0.02 |
| 2000 | 1.03 | 0.02 |
| 1999 | 0.99 | 0.02 |
| 1998 | 0.99 | 0.02 |
| 1997 | 1.06 | 0.02 |
| 1996 | 1.12 | 0.02 |
| 1995 | 1.11 | 0.02 |
| 1994 | 1.14 | 0.02 |
| 1993 | 1.28 | 0.02 |
| 1992 | 1.33 | 0.02 |
| 1991 | 1.29 | 0.02 |
| 1990 | 1.2 | 0.02 |
| 1989 | 1.13 | 0.02 |
| 1988 | 0.99 | 0.02 |
| 1987 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 1986 | 0.96 | 0.02 |
| 1985 | 0.92 | 0.02 |
| 1984 | 0.93 | 0.02 |
| 1983 | 0.88 | 0.02 |
| 1982 | 0.87 | 0.02 |
| 1981 | 0.83 | 0.02 |
| 1980 | 0.8 | 0.02 |
| 1979 | 0.79 | 0.02 |
| 1978 | 0.75 | 0.02 |
| 1977 | 0.69 | 0.02 |
| 1976 | 0.67 | 0.02 |
| 1975 | 0.65 | 0.02 |
| 1974 | 0.57 | – |
| 1973 | 0.57 | – |
| 1972 | 0.57 | – |
| 1971 | 0.6 | – |
| 1970 | 0.56 | – |
| 1969 | 0.53 | – |
| 1968 | 0.54 | – |
| 1967 | 0.51 | – |
| 1966 | 0.5 | – |
| 1965 | 0.53 | – |
| 1964 | 0.49 | – |
| 1963 | 0.49 | – |
| 1962 | 0.52 | – |
| 1961 | 0.53 | – |
| 1960 | 0.52 | – |
| 1959 | 0.56 | – |
| 1958 | 0.78 | – |
| 1957 | 0.48 | – |
| 1956 | 0.44 | – |
| 1955 | 0.41 | – |
| 1954 | 0.38 | – |
| 1953 | 0.36 | – |
| 1952 | 0.31 | – |
| 1951 | 0.22 | – |
| 1950 | 0.27 | – |
| 1949 | 0.25 | – |
| 1948 | 0.36 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
North Korea vs Papua New Guinea
Health
- Life expectancyNorth Korea: 73.6 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNorth Korea: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Papua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNorth Korea: 14.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Papua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNorth Korea: 3.09% in 2017Papua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateNorth Korea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Papua New Guinea: 23.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNorth Korea: 26.4 million people in 2023Papua New Guinea: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthNorth Korea: 0.32% a year in 2023Papua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNorth Korea: 1.78 births per woman in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNorth Korea: 64.2% in 2025Papua New Guinea: 15.8% in 2025
- Median ageNorth Korea: 36.1 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNorth Korea: 12% in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateNorth Korea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Papua New Guinea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending per personNorth Korea: $62 in 2018Papua New Guinea: $10 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNorth Korea: 1.47 million people in 2020Papua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersNorth Korea: 8.62% of the labour force in 2020Papua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNorth Korea: 1 million TIV in 2010Papua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023