North Korea vs Philippines
North Korea vs Philippines: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 2.5 tonnes in North Korea and 1.5 tonnes in Philippines, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in North Korea, by 1 tonnes, or 1.66 times that in Philippines.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- North Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, North Korea ranked 105 and Philippines ranked 126 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | North Korea | Philippines | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 2.49 | 1.41 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 2.27 | 1.33 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 2.18 | 1.29 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 2.64 | 1.22 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 2.82 | 1.34 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 2.56 | 1.29 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 2.85 | 1.26 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 1.4 | 1.14 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 1.28 | 1.08 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 1.64 | 1 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 1.5 | 0.96 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 1.94 | 0.89 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 2.03 | 0.86 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 2.76 | 0.88 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 2.88 | 0.83 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 3.01 | 0.84 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 2.76 | 0.85 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 3.31 | 0.79 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 3.27 | 0.9 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 3.16 | 0.88 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 3.11 | 0.88 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 3.07 | 0.88 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 3.22 | 0.88 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 3.12 | 0.93 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 2.92 | 0.95 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 2.7 | 1 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 3.32 | 1.04 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 3.45 | 0.95 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 3.93 | 0.93 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 4.25 | 0.79 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 4.71 | 0.75 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 5.16 | 0.71 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 5.92 | 0.67 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 6.25 | 0.68 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 6.62 | 0.65 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 6.66 | 0.65 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 6.6 | 0.64 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 6.95 | 0.53 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 7.14 | 0.58 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 7.02 | 0.6 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 6.88 | 0.7 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 6.74 | 0.67 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 6.54 | 0.69 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 6.46 | 0.74 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 6.23 | 0.85 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 5.85 | 0.81 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 5.62 | 0.81 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 5.4 | 0.76 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 5.18 | 0.78 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 5.05 | 0.73 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 4.96 | 0.78 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 4.96 | 0.71 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 5.01 | 0.71 | 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
North Korea vs Philippines
Health
- Life expectancyNorth Korea: 73.6 years in 2023Philippines: 69.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNorth Korea: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Philippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNorth Korea: 14.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Philippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNorth Korea: 66.5% in 2022Philippines: 47.9% in 2022
- DepressionNorth Korea: 3.09% in 2017Philippines: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateNorth Korea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Philippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNorth Korea: 26.4 million people in 2023Philippines: 115 million people in 2023
- Population growthNorth Korea: 0.32% a year in 2023Philippines: 0.84% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNorth Korea: 1.78 births per woman in 2023Philippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNorth Korea: 64.2% in 2025Philippines: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageNorth Korea: 36.1 years in 2023Philippines: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNorth Korea: 12% in 2023Philippines: 5.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateNorth Korea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Philippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending per personNorth Korea: $62 in 2018Philippines: $55 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNorth Korea: 1.47 million people in 2020Philippines: 157,000 people in 2020
- National powerNorth Korea: 1.41% of world capability in 2022Philippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNorth Korea: 8.62% of the labour force in 2020Philippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNorth Korea: 1 million TIV in 2010Philippines: 846 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNorth Korea: 44 million TIV in 2025Philippines: 4 million TIV in 2007