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PRK · East Asia & Pacific · Low income
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As of Oct 2026 · Wikidata
Economy & Demographics
Reference data as of Oct 2026 · Sources: CIA_WFB_ARCHIVE, WDI, Wikidata · Economic data sourced directly from indicator pipeline
| Indicator | Year | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population, total | 2025 | 26,571,036 | WDI |
Pillar and component scores appear when the country has persisted MERI sub-score metadata.
Trend chart appears when two or more years of MERI scores are available for this country.
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| Indicator | Category | Year | Value | Source | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control of Corruption | governance | 2025 | -1.6 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | governance | 2025 | 15 | TI_CPI | Transparency International Terms |
| Freedom House Civil Liberties aggregate score | governance | 2024 | 3 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Freedom House Civil Liberties rating | governance | 2024 | 7 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Freedom House Freedom in the World total score | governance | 2024 | 3 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
MERI Risk pillar and component scores appear when the MERI_RISK pipeline has been computed for this country.
| Freedom House Political Rights aggregate score |
| governance |
| 2024 |
| 0 |
| FREEDOM_HOUSE |
| Freedom House Terms |
| Freedom House Political Rights rating | governance | 2024 | 7 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Government Effectiveness | governance | 2025 | -1.3 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Political Stability | governance | 2025 | 0.1 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Regulatory Quality | governance | 2025 | -2 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Rule of Law | governance | 2025 | -1.5 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Rule of Law (0-100 score) | governance | 2025 | 34.1 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| V-Dem Deliberative Democracy Index | governance | 2024 | 0 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| V-Dem Egalitarian Democracy Index | governance | 2024 | 0.1 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index | governance | 2024 | 0.1 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| V-Dem Liberal Democracy Index | governance | 2024 | 0 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| V-Dem Participatory Democracy Index | governance | 2024 | 0 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Voice and Accountability | governance | 2025 | -2.1 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Current health expenditure (% of GDP) | health | 2018 | 128 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| Life expectancy at birth (total) | health | 2023 | 69.1 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| Medical doctors (per 10,000 population) | health | 2024 | 31 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| UHC service coverage index (SDG 3.8.1) | health | 2023 | 77 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| Under-5 mortality rate | health | 2023 | 66.9 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| Access to electricity (%) | infra | 2024 | 61.4 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Electric power T&D losses (% of output) | infra | 2024 | 15.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Liner shipping connectivity index | infra | 2012 | 0.9 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Mobile cellular subscriptions | infra | 2022 | 24.1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Unemployment (% of labor force) | macro | 2025 | 3.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| V-Dem Liberal Component Index (v2x_liberal) | meri_governance | 2024 | 0 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Demographic and Urbanization Momentum | meri_opportunity | 2024 | 36.4 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Import Demand | meri_opportunity | 2024 | 8.4 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Basic Digital Infrastructure | meri_readiness | 2026 | 17.5 | UN_EGDI | UN Terms of Use |
| Child stunting prevalence (% under 5) | meri_readiness | 2024 | 17.5 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| Corruption Risk | meri_readiness | 2025 | 15 | TI_CPI | Transparency International Terms |
| Freedom House Civil Liberties score | meri_readiness | 2024 | 3 | FREEDOM_HOUSE_FIW | Verify terms |
| Freedom House Political Rights score | meri_readiness | 2024 | 0 | FREEDOM_HOUSE_FIW | Verify terms |
| Freedom in the World aggregate score | meri_readiness | 2024 | 3 | FREEDOM_HOUSE_FIW | Verify terms |
| Hiring and Workforce Availability | meri_readiness | 2025 | 100 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Intellectual Property Protection | meri_readiness | 2024 | 7 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Personal Security and Rule of Law | meri_readiness | 2024 | 7 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| UN EGDI Telecommunication Infrastructure sub-index | meri_readiness | 2024 | 0.2 | UN_EGDI | UN Terms of Use |
| V-Dem Liberal Democracy index | meri_readiness | 2024 | 0 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| V-Dem Rule of Law index | meri_readiness | 2024 | 0 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Digital Talent Density | meri_sector_ds | 2018 | 23.9 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Fintech addressable market (un/under-banked + TAM) | meri_sector_fin | 2025 | 76.4 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Healthcare market size (spend + aging demographics) | meri_sector_hc | 2025 | 75.2 | WHO_GHED | Verify terms |
| Energy Reliability and Cost | meri_sector_mfg | 2023 | 42.8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Age dependency ratio | social | 2025 | 46.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Labor force participation rate | social | 2025 | 82.2 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Life expectancy at birth | social | 2024 | 73.7 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Population growth (annual %) | social | 2025 | 0.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Population, total | social | 2025 | 26,571,036 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Tertiary education gross enrollment (% gross) | social | 2018 | 26.7 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Urban population (% of total) | social | 2025 | 64.2 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Merchandise exports (current USD) | trade | 2025 | 611,000,000 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Merchandise imports (current USD) | trade | 2025 | 2,869,000,000 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
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