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Economy power of Japan & North Korea

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Japan vs North Korea

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World Rank 4 17.92 World Rank
Japan is the country located in East Asia and it is known as an island country. The land of this country consists of more than 6850 islands. The five main ones are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Most of the people live there. In terms of largest cities, then we have the capital of Japan - Tokyo. After that, the largest ones are Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. More about Japan The official name of North Korea is Democratic People's Republic of Korea. It is a nation located in East Asia that inhabits the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. The country is neighboured by three countries, namely China, Russia, and South Korea. The largest city and at the same time the capital of the nation is Pyongyang. Interestingly, in spite of being very small in both size and population, DPRK is one of the most militarized nations in the world. We should bear in mind that in spite of claims of being a one-party republic, the nation is governed under a totalitarian dictatorship with the head of Kim Jong-un. More about North Korea

Gross domestic product (GDP, GDP PPP)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

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(United States of America (USA))

Japan North Korea
Position in the ranking of countries
GDP [US$] 4,940,877,780,755 -
Percentage of the other

Gross domestic product growth rate

Gross domestic product per capita

Gross domestic product (PPP)

Gross domestic product (PPP) per capita

Gross national income (GNI, Inflation)

Gross national income

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(United States of America (USA))

Japan North Korea
Position in the ranking of countries
GNI [US$] 5,129,301,336,899 -
Percentage of the other

Gross national income per capita

Inflation consumer prices (annual %)

International trade (Export, Import)

External balance on goods and services

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(China)

Japan North Korea
Position in the ranking of countries
External balance [US$] -25,921,530,017 -
Percentage of the other

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

Exports of goods and services (current US$)

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Employment by sector, Unemployment

Unemployment (% of total labor force)

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Japan North Korea
Position in the ranking of countries
Unemployment [%] 2.80 3.21
Percentage of the other

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)

Employment in industry (% of total employment)

Employment in services (% of total employment)

Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)

Population (total, growth, density, demgraphy)

Total population

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(China)

Japan North Korea
Position in the ranking of countries
Population 125,681,593 25,971,909
Percentage of the other

Population growth (annual %)

Density

Gender

Demography