Ireland vs North Korea: Population, male, per capita

Ireland
0.495 units per person
in 2025
North Korea
0.4951 units per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
121st
North Korea rank
119th

Population, male, per capita over time

  • Ireland
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.4951 units per person against 0.495 units per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 121st and North Korea ranks 119th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5025 units per person 0.4598 units per person 0.0427 units per person Ireland
1970s 0.5025 units per person 0.4737 units per person 0.0288 units per person Ireland
1980s 0.5001 units per person 0.4813 units per person 0.0188 units per person Ireland
1990s 0.497 units per person 0.4866 units per person 0.0104 units per person Ireland
2000s 0.4982 units per person 0.4884 units per person 0.0098 units per person Ireland
2010s 0.4953 units per person 0.4909 units per person 0.0044 units per person Ireland
2020s 0.4951 units per person 0.494 units per person 0.001 units per person Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, per capita, Ireland or North Korea?
North Korea, at 0.4951 units per person against 0.495 units per person in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male, per capita between Ireland and North Korea?
0.0001 units per person, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and North Korea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ireland and North Korea rank globally for population, male, per capita?
Ireland ranks 121st and North Korea ranks 119th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, male, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, male, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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