North Korea vs Zambia: Population, female, per capita
North Korea
0.5049 units per person
in 2025
Zambia
0.505 units per person
in 2025
North Korea rank
99th
Zambia rank
98th
Population, female, per capita over time
- North Korea
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.505 units per person against 0.5049 units per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 99th and Zambia ranks 98th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5402 units per person | 0.505 units per person | 0.0352 units per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.5263 units per person | 0.5102 units per person | 0.0161 units per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.5187 units per person | 0.5141 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.5134 units per person | 0.5169 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.5116 units per person | 0.5126 units per person | 0.001 units per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.5091 units per person | 0.5062 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.506 units per person | 0.505 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, per capita, North Korea or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.505 units per person against 0.5049 units per person in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female, per capita between North Korea and Zambia?
- 0.0001 units per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Zambia rank globally for population, female, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 99th and Zambia ranks 98th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.