North Korea vs Philippines
North Korea vs Philippines: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 61.4% in North Korea and 94.8% in Philippines, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Philippines, by 33.4 percentage points, or 1.54 times that in North Korea.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Philippines has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2009.
- In 2024, North Korea ranked 183 and Philippines ranked 153 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | North Korea | Philippines | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 61.4 | 94.8 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 57.5 | 98 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 54.7 | 94.8 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 52.6 | 97.5 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 50.5 | 96.4 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 48.4 | 95.3 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 46.3 | 94.2 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 44.2 | 93 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 42.1 | 92 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 40 | 89.1 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 37.8 | 89.8 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 35.7 | 87.5 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 33.6 | 87.1 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 31.4 | 87.2 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 29.3 | 85.5 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 26 | 84.3 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | – | 83.3 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | – | 82 | 82 |
| 2006 | – | 80.2 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | – | 79.8 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | – | 87.6 | 80 |
| 2003 | – | 76.6 | 80 |
| 2002 | – | 76.7 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | – | 75.7 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | – | 74.7 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | – | 71.9 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | – | 71.3 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | – | 71.4 | – |
| 1996 | – | 70.2 | – |
| 1995 | – | 69.1 | – |
| 1994 | – | 68 | – |
| 1993 | – | 65.4 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 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