This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for New Zealand and North Korea. There, we provide many explanations and details per country that go far beyond this comparison.
The data for each country can be found here: New Zealand and North Korea
Maximum daily temperatures in comparison
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General information
| New Zealand | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Australia/New Zealand | East Asia |
| Area: | 267,710 km² | 120,540 km² |
| National language: | English | Korean |
| Government form: | Parliamentary democracy (under constitutional monarchy) | People's republic (communist one-party system) |
| Independent since: | 1907 AD | 1948 AD |
| Capital: | Wellington | Pyongyang |
Population
Details for New Zealand and North Korea| New Zealand | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 5,123,000 | 25,972,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 19.1 | 215.5 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 80 years | Ø 71 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 84 years | Ø 76 years |
| Average age: | Ø 37.2 years | Ø 34.6 years |
| Birth rate: | 11.32 ‰ | 13.33 ‰ |
| Death rate: | 6.41 ‰ | 9.08 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 4.81 ‰ | -0.04 ‰ |
Economy
| New Zealand | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | New Zealand dollar (1 NZD = 100 Cents) | North Korean won (1 KPW =100 Chon) |
| Unemployment rate: | 3.3 % | 3.0 % |
| Corruption index: | 13 (good) | 83 (very bad) |
| NZL: total | per 1000 inh. | PRK: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exported goods: | 54,777 M US$ | 10.69 M US$ | 222 M US$ | 0.01 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 62,862 M US$ | 12.27 M US$ | 2,320 M US$ | 0.09 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for New Zealand and North Korea| NZL: total | per 1000 inh. | PRK: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 94,000 km | 18.35 km | 25,554 km | 0.98 km |
| Railways: | 4,128 km | 0.81 km | 7,435 km | 0.29 km |
| Harbours: | 115 | 0.0224 | 264 | 0.0102 |
| Passenger airports: | 28 | 0.0055 | 5 | 0.0002 |
Energy balance
Details for New Zealand and North Korea| NZL: total | per 1000 inh. | PRK: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production capacity: | 84.23 bn kWh | 16.44 m kWh | 73.70 bn kWh | 2.84 m kWh |
| Energy consumption: | 41.17 bn kWh | 8.04 m kWh | 13.93 bn kWh | 536,361.04 kWh |
| Energy production: | 43.43 bn kWh | 8.48 m kWh | 16.08 bn kWh | 618,988.77 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 34.01 m t | 6,638.95 t | 56.04 m t | 2,157.81 t |
Telecommunication
Details for New Zealand and North Korea| New Zealand | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +64 | +850 |
| Internet domain: | .nz | .kp |
| NZL total | NZL per 1000 inh. | PRK total | PRK per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 651,000 | 127 | 1,180,000 | 45 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 5,846,000 | 1141 | 6,000,000 | 231 |
| Internet server: | 3,026,000 | 591 | 8 | 0 |
Healthcare system
Details for New Zealand and North Korea| New Zealand | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 inh.: | 2.57 | 13.20 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 3.03 | 3.67 |
| Diabetes: | 6.2 % | 6.4 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.07 ‰ | 5.13 ‰ |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 89.0 % | 87.0 % |
| Smokers: | 13.7 % | 17.4 % |
Climate
We also provide a more detailed climate comparison of both countries.The data for each country can be found here: New Zealand and North Korea
| New Zealand | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 17.4 °C | 15.3 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 9.0 °C | 5.5 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 82 % | 71 % |
| Rain days: | 10.6 | 6.0 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 5.8 | 5.7 |
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Native languages
| New Zealand | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Korean: | n/a | 99.9 % |
| English: | 72.6 % | n/a |
| Te Reo Māori: | 3.5 % | n/a |
| Chinese: | 2.2 % | 0.1 % |
| Samoan: | 2.0 % | n/a |
| Hindi: | 1.6 % | n/a |
| French: | 1.2 % | n/a |
| other: | 16.9 % | 0.0 % |
Religions
| New Zealand | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Chuch'e: | n/a | 64.3 % |
| Christianity: | 44.3 % | 1.7 % |
| Nondenominational: | 38.5 % | n/a |
| Shamanism: | n/a | 16.0 % |
| Cheondogyo: | n/a | 13.5 % |
| Buddhism: | 1.4 % | 4.5 % |
| Hinduism: | 2.1 % | n/a |
| Maori: | 1.3 % | n/a |
| Islam: | 1.1 % | n/a |
| Sikhism: | 0.8 % | n/a |
| other: | 10.5 % | 0.0 % |