North Korea vs Syria: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita

North Korea
0.0115 units per person
in 2019
Syria
0.0122 units per person
in 2019
North Korea rank
77th
Syria rank
75th

Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita over time

  • North Korea
  • Syria
-0.1-0.0500.050.1196119902019

How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.0122 units per person against 0.0115 units per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.0007 units per person.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 77th and Syria ranks 75th of 177 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Syria Difference Ahead
1960s -0.0001 units per person -0.0344 units per person 0.0343 units per person North Korea
1970s -0.0056 units per person -0.003 units per person 0.0026 units per person Syria
1980s 0.0031 units per person 0.0051 units per person 0.002 units per person Syria
1990s 0.0179 units per person 0.0115 units per person 0.0064 units per person North Korea
2000s 0.0134 units per person 0.0537 units per person 0.0404 units per person Syria
2010s 0.0103 units per person 0.0305 units per person 0.0202 units per person Syria

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 Syria?
Syria, at 0.0122 units per person against 0.0115 units per person in North Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize, per capita between North Korea and Syria?
0.0007 units per person, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Syria?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do North Korea and Syria rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
North Korea ranks 77th and Syria ranks 75th 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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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 7,815 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

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.