North Korea vs Philippines: How have things changed?, per capita

North Korea
0.0337 metric tons per person
in 2024
Philippines
0.0332 metric tons per person
in 2024
North Korea rank
48th
Philippines rank
49th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • North Korea
  • Philippines
0.020.040.060.080.1196519942024

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.0337 metric tons per person against 0.0332 metric tons per person in Philippines, a difference of 0.0005 metric tons per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 48th and Philippines ranks 49th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Philippines in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0326 metric tons per person 0.0244 metric tons per person 0.0082 metric tons per person North Korea
1970s 0.0452 metric tons per person 0.0326 metric tons per person 0.0125 metric tons per person North Korea
1980s 0.081 metric tons per person 0.0379 metric tons per person 0.0431 metric tons per person North Korea
1990s 0.0501 metric tons per person 0.0393 metric tons per person 0.0107 metric tons per person North Korea
2000s 0.0292 metric tons per person 0.0462 metric tons per person 0.017 metric tons per person Philippines
2010s 0.031 metric tons per person 0.0434 metric tons per person 0.0124 metric tons per person Philippines
2020s 0.0339 metric tons per person 0.0358 metric tons per person 0.0019 metric tons per person Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, North Korea or Philippines?
North Korea, at 0.0337 metric tons per person against 0.0332 metric tons per person in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between North Korea and Philippines?
0.0005 metric tons per person, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Philippines?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do North Korea and Philippines rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
North Korea ranks 48th and Philippines ranks 49th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.