European Union vs North Korea: Labor force, total, per capita
European Union
0.4914 units per person
in 2025
North Korea
0.666 units per person
in 2025
European Union rank
1st
North Korea rank
2nd
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- European Union
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.666 units per person against 0.4914 units per person in European Union, a difference of 0.1746 units per person.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.4 times European Union's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
European Union ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 2nd of 4 groups.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4531 units per person | 0.6044 units per person | 0.1513 units per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.4689 units per person | 0.6242 units per person | 0.1553 units per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.4811 units per person | 0.6557 units per person | 0.1746 units per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.4885 units per person | 0.6614 units per person | 0.1729 units per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, European Union or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.666 units per person against 0.4914 units per person in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between European Union and North Korea?
- 0.1746 units per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and North Korea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do European Union and North Korea rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- European Union ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 2nd of 4 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.