North Korea vs Thailand
North Korea vs Thailand: Tropical nights
Tropical nights in 2014: 29.3 nights in North Korea and 286.4 nights in Thailand, in the CMIP6 climate models’ median run. In 2014 the value was higher in Thailand, by 257.1 nights, or 9.79 times that in North Korea.
nights a year · CMIP6
What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) puts North Korea at 54.8 nights and Thailand at 320.8 nights in 2100.
Every year
nights a year · CMIP6
| Year | North Korea | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 29.3 | 286.4 |
| 2013 | 29 | 289.1 |
| 2012 | 28 | 286.6 |
| 2011 | 26.3 | 286.4 |
| 2010 | 27.3 | 286 |
| 2009 | 26.8 | 286.9 |
| 2008 | 25.2 | 284.8 |
| 2007 | 26.1 | 283.2 |
| 2006 | 26.7 | 284.3 |
| 2005 | 26.6 | 281.7 |
| 2004 | 26.6 | 287.5 |
| 2003 | 25.2 | 279.3 |
| 2002 | 25.4 | 280 |
| 2001 | 25 | 285.5 |
| 2000 | 24.3 | 283.4 |
| 1999 | 25.2 | 282.5 |
| 1998 | 23.3 | 282.7 |
| 1997 | 22.9 | 284.8 |
| 1996 | 22.5 | 279.8 |
| 1995 | 19.6 | 278.7 |
| 1994 | 20.6 | 280.8 |
| 1993 | 16.4 | 275.6 |
| 1992 | 16.5 | 268.8 |
| 1991 | 21.3 | 276.7 |
| 1990 | 21.9 | 279.2 |
| 1989 | 21.3 | 278.4 |
| 1988 | 20.8 | 279.6 |
| 1987 | 18.2 | 277.9 |
| 1986 | 18.6 | 277.5 |
| 1985 | 19 | 276 |
| 1984 | 17.2 | 277.9 |
| 1983 | 15.6 | 273.9 |
| 1982 | 18.9 | 275.7 |
| 1981 | 19.3 | 277.8 |
| 1980 | 18.1 | 277.9 |
| 1979 | 17.8 | 278 |
| 1978 | 20.3 | 276 |
| 1977 | 17.8 | 277.3 |
| 1976 | 19.2 | 275.6 |
| 1975 | 18.7 | 274.4 |
| 1974 | 18.6 | 276 |
| 1973 | 16.2 | 280.6 |
| 1972 | 18 | 273.9 |
| 1971 | 17.1 | 273.2 |
| 1970 | 17.5 | 276 |
| 1969 | 19.5 | 274.8 |
| 1968 | 17.2 | 277 |
| 1967 | 21.2 | 270.3 |
| 1966 | 18.3 | 274.4 |
| 1965 | 18.3 | 275.8 |
| 1964 | 17.8 | 271.9 |
| 1963 | 21.2 | 274.7 |
| 1962 | 19.2 | 275.4 |
| 1961 | 20.5 | 278.5 |
| 1960 | 19 | 276.2 |
| 1959 | 19.7 | 274.4 |
| 1958 | 20.5 | 278.7 |
| 1957 | 19.5 | 277.4 |
| 1956 | 21.9 | 277 |
| 1955 | 19.3 | 274.6 |
| 1954 | 19.5 | 275 |
| 1953 | 19.8 | 275.4 |
| 1952 | 20.6 | 275.1 |
| 1951 | 18.5 | 277.5 |
| 1950 | 21.7 | 276.2 |
CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) · 2015–2100
| Year | North Korea | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3020.9–39.9 | 290.6272.2–305 |
| 2016 | 28.319.1–38.6 | 287.1269.8–306.2 |
| 2017 | 31.722.5–41.4 | 290273.8–302.8 |
| 2018 | 29.419.8–40.4 | 292.6275.1–308.7 |
| 2019 | 32.524.9–43.3 | 291.2272.8–306.7 |
| 2020 | 30.622.9–40.9 | 292.4272.2–307.8 |
| 2021 | 30.219–44 | 294.2276.3–308.5 |
| 2022 | 33.225.3–40 | 294.8277.2–311.9 |
| 2023 | 35.424.8–44.5 | 296.1281.9–310.2 |
| 2024 | 33.123.4–44.2 | 291.7275.5–307.8 |
| 2025 | 35.526–46.5 | 294276.7–306.3 |
| 2026 | 34.125.7–46.4 | 296278–309.3 |
| 2027 | 34.526–47.8 | 295.8276.3–311.1 |
| 2028 | 34.924–44.4 | 297279.3–315.1 |
| 2029 | 34.726.7–45.2 | 300.3278.7–315 |
| 2030 | 35.225.2–45.6 | 297.7280.2–312.5 |
| 2031 | 33.926.2–47.1 | 300.8282.8–317.1 |
| 2032 | 36.125.7–49.1 | 297.2280.9–311.4 |
| 2033 | 37.225.8–49.9 | 300281.9–315.8 |
| 2034 | 36.328.6–44.6 | 300.8279–318.4 |
| 2035 | 39.127.3–49.2 | 298.6281.5–317.8 |
| 2036 | 40.426.7–52.8 | 300.4279.9–316.9 |
| 2037 | 37.126.8–48.8 | 299.8280–315.1 |
| 2038 | 37.826.9–50.2 | 304.8286.6–319.3 |
| 2039 | 37.328–48.6 | 300.9281.9–317 |
| 2040 | 40.328–54.9 | 301.6284.5–315.7 |
| 2041 | 40.128.8–54.2 | 303.1285.1–318.8 |
| 2042 | 4030.8–51.4 | 303.8290–318.3 |
| 2043 | 40.929.4–53.8 | 302285.8–317.9 |
| 2044 | 42.429.2–53.6 | 304.3286.3–318.8 |
| 2045 | 41.130.7–52 | 307.1287.7–324.2 |
| 2046 | 43.627.7–52.7 | 305.9285.2–321 |
| 2047 | 42.230.2–55.6 | 306.6289.5–321.5 |
| 2048 | 4029–56 | 309.4288.9–325.7 |
| 2049 | 41.629.8–55 | 308.1287.2–324.1 |
| 2050 | 40.831.5–53.9 | 307.5291–321.5 |
| 2051 | 42.531–57.3 | 312.8294.8–326 |
| 2052 | 42.129.7–55.5 | 310.9291.2–323.4 |
| 2053 | 44.231.3–57.8 | 308.3289.5–323.3 |
| 2054 | 42.332.5–55.4 | 308.8292.8–322.3 |
| 2055 | 45.433–60.9 | 308.6290.6–325.1 |
| 2056 | 43.933.5–56.4 | 311.3294.9–326.3 |
| 2057 | 44.934.5–59 | 308.5286.7–326.4 |
| 2058 | 45.334.8–59.4 | 308291.1–325.1 |
| 2059 | 45.430.9–58.8 | 312.7295.8–325.3 |
| 2060 | 45.130.4–61.9 | 313.1294.6–328.6 |
| 2061 | 47.135.9–61.5 | 314.4289.5–331.1 |
| 2062 | 44.934.3–60.2 | 311.4293.4–330.3 |
| 2063 | 44.433.8–60.5 | 314.8296.9–327.3 |
| 2064 | 44.332.7–60.5 | 312.5295.4–330 |
| 2065 | 47.835.3–62.1 | 309.6293.1–329.3 |
| 2066 | 47.434–59.6 | 312.1292.6–328 |
| 2067 | 49.333.1–61.2 | 311.2289.6–329.4 |
| 2068 | 47.234.1–63.4 | 310.8292.4–330.6 |
| 2069 | 47.432.6–58.7 | 315.5296.1–329.5 |
| 2070 | 4933.9–66.5 | 314.2292.9–330.7 |
| 2071 | 48.634.2–65.8 | 313.8296.4–330.8 |
| 2072 | 48.834.5–64.9 | 314.8296–329.6 |
| 2073 | 49.633.9–62.9 | 316.5299.9–332.1 |
| 2074 | 49.635–65.3 | 317.2295–333.8 |
| 2075 | 49.734.6–64 | 317.2295.3–331.4 |
| 2076 | 5034.9–65.1 | 317.4299.8–335 |
| 2077 | 52.437.4–64.6 | 317.5297.3–335.9 |
| 2078 | 48.435.4–66.5 | 315.9297.1–331.6 |
| 2079 | 49.737–64.5 | 318.5300.5–332.3 |
| 2080 | 50.139.7–68.2 | 319.8297.4–337.5 |
| 2081 | 49.938.1–69.4 | 317.7299.5–334.9 |
| 2082 | 52.738.5–70.3 | 317.9294.8–333 |
| 2083 | 51.638.9–68.2 | 315297.8–332.9 |
| 2084 | 49.836.9–66.8 | 316295.5–330 |
| 2085 | 50.638.2–69 | 322.6300.8–334.7 |
| 2086 | 52.737.2–68 | 319.4295.2–335.2 |
| 2087 | 51.937.3–71.1 | 320.2302.2–334.7 |
| 2088 | 52.636.7–67.4 | 321.4299.8–334.8 |
| 2089 | 52.839–67.7 | 318.9296.4–338.1 |
| 2090 | 53.738.3–65.3 | 317.6304–337.4 |
| 2091 | 53.740–67.5 | 320.1299.8–336.1 |
| 2092 | 53.438.6–67.8 | 316.3298–336.4 |
| 2093 | 53.537.2–69.1 | 316.1297.7–333.7 |
| 2094 | 52.936.2–73 | 323.4301.8–337.3 |
| 2095 | 52.741.1–68.9 | 322.9302.4–338.9 |
| 2096 | 58.337.8–73 | 319.6302.8–336.7 |
| 2097 | 55.239–69 | 319.8299.1–336 |
| 2098 | 5440.5–67.9 | 320.5303.9–336 |
| 2099 | 52.537.3–67.2 | 319.9303.1–334.4 |
| 2100 | 54.837.2–70.2 | 320.8301.1–336.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Nights in a year when the temperature stays above 20 °C, averaged over the country.
- Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, CMIP6 multi-model median.
- The dashed line is the CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its models’ 10th–90th percentile.
- Climate model values are the median of the CMIP6 models, run on past emissions to 2014 and on SSP2-4.5, a middle-of-the-road path, after: they are not measurements.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
North Korea vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyNorth Korea: 73.6 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNorth Korea: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNorth Korea: 14.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNorth Korea: 3.09% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateNorth Korea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNorth Korea: 26.4 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthNorth Korea: 0.32% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNorth Korea: 1.78 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNorth Korea: 64.2% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageNorth Korea: 36.1 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNorth Korea: 12% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateNorth Korea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending per personNorth Korea: $62 in 2018Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNorth Korea: 1.47 million people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerNorth Korea: 1.41% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNorth Korea: 8.62% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNorth Korea: 1 million TIV in 2010Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNorth Korea: 44 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024