Canada vs Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Global change over the last 50 years

Canada
842,251
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
894,065
in 2024
Canada rank
31st
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
30th

Global change over the last 50 years over time

  • Canada
  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196519942024

How they compare

Democratic People's Republic of Korea currently reports 894,065 against 842,251 in Canada, a difference of 51,814.

That makes Democratic People's Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 31st and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 30th of 215 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Democratic People's Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 1.52 million 456,347 1.06 million Canada
1970s 1.36 million 765,176 595,406 Canada
1980s 1.59 million 1.58 million 4,834 Canada
1990s 1.37 million 1.11 million 254,919 Canada
2000s 1.47 million 710,326 755,186 Canada
2010s 1.12 million 792,220 331,544 Canada
2020s 908,483 892,669 15,814 Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global change over the last 50 years, Canada or Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, at 894,065 against 842,251 in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in global change over the last 50 years between Canada and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
51,814, with Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Canada and Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank globally for global change over the last 50 years?
Canada ranks 31st and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Global change over the last 50 years. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Global change over the last 50 years
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed