Iceland vs North Korea: Labor force, total, per capita
Iceland
0.618 units per person
in 2025
North Korea
0.666 units per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
4th
North Korea rank
2nd
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Iceland
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.666 units per person against 0.618 units per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.048 units per person.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 4th and North Korea ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5595 units per person | 0.6044 units per person | 0.0449 units per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.5972 units per person | 0.6242 units per person | 0.0271 units per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.6045 units per person | 0.6557 units per person | 0.0512 units per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.6086 units per person | 0.6614 units per person | 0.0528 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, Iceland or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.666 units per person against 0.618 units per person in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Iceland and North Korea?
- 0.048 units per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and North Korea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and North Korea rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 4th and North Korea ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
- 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.