Global Japanese Data Rankings

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	North Korea
Extent to which people think that it is important, in order to be a good citizen, always to vote in elections (2004)	6.02 [15/38 countries]
% of those who think that the last national election was fair regarding the opportunities of the candidates and parties to campaign (2004)	59.3% [21/38 countries]
% of those who think that referendums are a good way to decide important political questions (2004)	82.9% [5/38 countries]

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	North Korea
Statutory number of members (As of February 16, 2023)	687 [2/190 countries]
Inhabitants per parliamentarian (2021)	36,745 [111/192 countries]
% of women in parliament (As of February 16, 2023)	17.61% [130/185 countries]

	North Korea
Population (ten thousands) (2021)	2,588.7 [54/216 countries]
Popuation growth (annual) (2021)	0.4% [143/217 countries]
Popuation change in the last 20 years (2001-2021)	11.9% [151/217 countries]
0-14 years, % of the total population (2021)	19.8% [129/193 countries]
15-64 years, % of the total population (2021)	70.6% [15/193 countries]
65 years and over, % of the total population (2021)	9.6% [76/193 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years) (2020)	72.5 [116/199 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years) (2020)	75.9 [115/199 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years) (2020)	68.8 [126/199 countries]
Population density (per square kilometer) (2021)	215.0 [63/216 countries]

	North Korea
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (2020)	1.89 [125/200 countries]
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people) (2020)	13.8 [122/204 countries]
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) (2017)	89 [73/183 countries]
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) (2020)	11.6 [109/193 countries]
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (2020)	16 [94/194 countries]

	North Korea
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 (%) (2020)	18.2% [66/154 countries]
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 (%) (2020)	1.9% [148/154 countries]

	North Korea
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	43.8% [32/187 countries]
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	43.8% [32/187 countries]
Employment in industry (% of total employment) (2019)	12.7% [155/187 countries]

	North Korea
Daily newspapers: number of titles (2004)	15 [53/153 countries]

	North Korea
E-Government Development Index (2020)	0.2235 [187/193 countries]
E-Participation Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.0357 [189/193 countries]
Online Service Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.0176 [191/193 countries]
Human Capital Component (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.6402 [128/193 countries]

	North Korea
Surface area (square km) (2020)	120,540 [99/215 countries]
Land area (sq. km) (2020)	120,410 [98/216 countries]
Agricultural land (% of land area) (2020)	21.5% [146/209 countries]
Forest area (sq. km) (2020)	60,301 [70/209 countries]
Forest area (% of land area) (2020)	50.1% [54/209 countries]
Coastline (km) (2019)	2,495 [45/230 countries]
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) (2015)	4.9% [78/172 countries]
Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius) (1961-1990)	5.7 [178/191 countries]
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) (2019)	1,054 [89/182 countries]

	North Korea
Bird species, threatened (2018)	29 [41/215 countries]
Fish species, threatened (2018)	20 [135/215 countries]
Mammal species, threatened (2018)	10 [95/215 countries]
Plant species (higher), threatened (2018)	17 [110/215 countries]
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) (2018)	2.4% [189/211 countries]

	North Korea
CO2 emissions (kilo tonnes) (2019)	56,040 [55/191 countries]
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tonnes) (2019)	2.18 [108/191 countries]

	North Korea
Coal supply per capita (kg) (2018)	149 [41/73 countries]
Crude oil supply per capita (kg) (2018)	21 [82/90 countries]

	North Korea
Age-standardized mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 population) (2016)	207.2 [15/183 countries]
Mortality rate attributed to exposure to unsafe WASH services (per 100,000 population) (2016)	1.4 [89/157 countries]

	North Korea
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 population) (2019)	24.2 [49/183 countries]

	North Korea
Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents (5?19 years) (%) (2016)	8.5% [93/190 countries]

	North Korea
Prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age (15?49 years) (%) (2019)	33.9% [53/192 countries]

	North Korea
Current tobacco smokers, men and women (% of population)	22.0% (2017) [43/121 countries]
Current tobacco smokers, men (% of population) (2001-2020)	46.1% [20/150 countries]

	North Korea
Healthy life expectancy at birth - male (2019)	63.3 [86/183 countries]

	North Korea
Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 population) (2020)	523 [6/194 countries]
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence among children under 5 years (%) (2020)	0.20 [105/194 countries]
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs (2020)	5,337,343 [41/194 countries]
Probability of dying from any of CVD, cancer, diabetes, CRD between age 30-70 (%) (2019)	23.9 [45/183 countries]

	North Korea
Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) (2019)	8.20 [95/183 countries]
Suicide - male, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) (2019)	10.65 [111/183 countries]
Suicide - female, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) (2019)	6.27 [41/183 countries]
Suicide - 15-24 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	6.03 [81/183 countries]
Suicide - 15-24 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	7.96 [90/183 countries]
Suicide - 15-24 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	4.01 [54/183 countries]
Suicide - 25-34 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	7.40 [97/183 countries]
Suicide - 25-34 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	9.17 [120/183 countries]
Suicide - 25-34 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	5.57 [41/183 countries]
Suicide - 35-44 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	8.10 [107/183 countries]
Suicide - 35-44 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	9.40 [134/183 countries]
Suicide - 35-44 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	6.78 [45/183 countries]
Suicide - 45-54 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	11.13 [100/183 countries]
Suicide - 45-54 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	13.11 [118/183 countries]
Suicide - 45-54 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	9.16 [44/183 countries]
Suicide - 55-64 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	18.95 [67/183 countries]
Suicide - 55-64 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	24.03 [81/183 countries]
Suicide - 55-64 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	14.29 [31/183 countries]
Suicide - 65-74 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	22.64 [65/183 countries]
Suicide - 65-74 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	32.15 [69/183 countries]
Suicide - 65-74 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	16.28 [41/183 countries]
Suicide - 75-84 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	26.97 [69/183 countries]
Suicide - 75-84 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	41.36 [76/183 countries]
Suicide - 75-84 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	21.02 [49/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	64.94 [53/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	188.40 [43/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	45.94 [45/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	64.94 [53/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	188.40 [43/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	45.94 [45/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	64.94 [53/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	188.40 [43/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	45.94 [45/183 countries]

	North Korea
Density of medical doctors (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)	36.8 [33/193 countries]
Density of nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)	44.5 [79/194 countries]
Density of dentists (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)	2.2 [95/167 countries]

	North Korea
Cereals - Excluding Beer, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	185.60 [30/179 countries]
Wheat and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	21.02 [149/179 countries]
Rice and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	105.14 [25/179 countries]
Barley and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.02 [106/170 countries]
Maize and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	56.14 [21/175 countries]
Oat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.29 [82/175 countries]
Millet and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.80 [21/74 countries]
Starchy Roots, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	33.87 [117/179 countries]
Potatoes and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	20.59 [88/179 countries]
Sweet Potatoes, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	13.28 [20/161 countries]
Sugar & Sweeteners, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	4.86 [176/179 countries]
Sugar (Raw Equivalent), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	4.44 [175/179 countries]
Honey, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [153/178 countries]

	North Korea
Pulses, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	11.09 [29/179 countries]
Beans, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	11.09 [12/171 countries]
Peas, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [143/168 countries]
Soyabeans, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	2.56 [11/178 countries]
Nuts and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.60 [108/179 countries]
Groundnuts, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.04 [174/179 countries]
Coconuts - Incl Copra, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [164/179 countries]
Olives (including preserved), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [139/179 countries]
Vegetable Oils, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	5.99 [156/179 countries]
Soyabean Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	3.91 [40/178 countries]
Groundnut Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [103/177 countries]
Sunflowerseed Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [165/177 countries]
Rape and Mustard Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [88/140 countries]
Palm Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.30 [95/148 countries]
Coconut Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [106/158 countries]
Olive Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [168/179 countries]
Maize Germ Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.07 [17/171 countries]

	North Korea
Vegetables, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	122.12 [36/179 countries]
Tomatoes and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	2.37 [142/179 countries]
Onions, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	3.30 [132/176 countries]
Fruits - Excluding Wine, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	60.23 [115/179 countries]
Oranges, Mandarines, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.59 [144/179 countries]
Lemons, Limes and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [161/178 countries]
Grapefruit and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [148/177 countries]
Bananas, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.30 [160/177 countries]
Apples and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	28.51 [5/179 countries]
Pineapples and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.04 [166/179 countries]
Dates, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [137/174 countries]
Grapes and products (excl wine), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.04 [150/179 countries]
Spices, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.36 [117/179 countries]
Pepper, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.02 [111/178 countries]
Pimento, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.34 [40/177 countries]

	North Korea
Stimulants, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.37 [158/179 countries]
Coffee and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.37 [127/179 countries]
Alcoholic Beverages, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	8.29 [139/178 countries]
Total alcohol per capita (??15 years of age) consumptionl (litres of pure alcohol) (2019)	4.2 [111/185 countries]
Wine, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.02 [159/177 countries]
Beer, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.72 [152/177 countries]
Fermented beverages, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [141/175 countries]

	North Korea
Meat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	13.55 [155/179 countries]
Bovine Meat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.82 [173/179 countries]
Mutton & Goat Meat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.61 [126/179 countries]
Pigmeat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	4.47 [109/177 countries]
Poultry Meat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.61 [169/179 countries]
Offals, Edible, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.60 [165/179 countries]
Butter, Ghee, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.01 [162/179 countries]
Animal Fats, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.35 [156/179 countries]
Eggs, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	4.23 [112/179 countries]
Milk (Excluding Butter), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	2.96 [167/179 countries]
Fish, Seafood, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	11.05 [107/179 countries]
Freshwater Fish, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.57 [140/179 countries]
Demersal Fish, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	5.16 [35/178 countries]
Pelagic Fish, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.61 [151/178 countries]
Crustaceans, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.32 [98/178 countries]