North Korea vs North America: Labor force, total, per capita
North Korea
0.666 units per person
in 2025
North America
0.5155 units per person
in 2025
North Korea rank
2nd
North America rank
5th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- North Korea
- North America
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.666 units per person against 0.5155 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.1505 units per person.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.3 times North America's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 2nd and North America ranks 5th of 186 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6044 units per person | 0.5141 units per person | 0.0903 units per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.6242 units per person | 0.5216 units per person | 0.1027 units per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.6557 units per person | 0.5118 units per person | 0.1438 units per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.6614 units per person | 0.5123 units per person | 0.1491 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, North Korea or North America?
- North Korea, at 0.666 units per person against 0.5155 units per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between North Korea and North America?
- 0.1505 units per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and North America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and North America rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 2nd and North America ranks 5th 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.