North Korea vs South Africa: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita
North Korea
0.0115 units per person
in 2019
South Africa
0.0099 units per person
in 2019
North Korea rank
77th
South Africa rank
80th
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita over time
- North Korea
- South Africa
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0115 units per person against 0.0099 units per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0016 units per person.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
North Korea ranks 77th and South Africa ranks 80th of 177 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0001 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | -0.0056 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0135 units per person | 0.0104 units per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0179 units per person | 0.0148 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0134 units per person | 0.0101 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0103 units per person | 0.0098 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, per capita, North Korea or South Africa?
- North Korea, at 0.0115 units per person against 0.0099 units per person in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize, per capita between North Korea and South Africa?
- 0.0016 units per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and South Africa?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do North Korea and South Africa rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 77th and South Africa ranks 80th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.