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North Korea
Overview
Side-by-side comparison of North Korea with similar jurisdictions across key metrics.
Taxation
Corporate Tax
🇰🇵 North Korea —
🇪🇷 Eritrea 30.00
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 35.00
🇸🇸 South Sudan —
🇨🇫 Central African Republic 30.00
🇪🇭 Western Sahara —
🇧🇾 Belarus 20.00
Top Income Tax
🇰🇵 North Korea —
🇪🇷 Eritrea —
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea —
🇸🇸 South Sudan —
🇨🇫 Central African Republic —
🇪🇭 Western Sahara —
🇧🇾 Belarus 13.00
VAT / Sales Tax
🇰🇵 North Korea —
🇪🇷 Eritrea —
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea —
🇸🇸 South Sudan —
🇨🇫 Central African Republic —
🇪🇭 Western Sahara —
🇧🇾 Belarus 20.00
Society & Governance
Press Freedom
🇰🇵 North Korea 1.0
🇪🇷 Eritrea 2.0
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 14.0
🇸🇸 South Sudan 19.0
🇨🇫 Central African Republic 62.0
🇪🇭 Western Sahara 7.0
🇧🇾 Belarus 3.0
Corruption Index
🇰🇵 North Korea 15.0
🇪🇷 Eritrea 13.0
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 13.0
🇸🇸 South Sudan 8.0
🇨🇫 Central African Republic 24.0
🇪🇭 Western Sahara —
🇧🇾 Belarus 33.0
Property Rights
🇰🇵 North Korea —
🇪🇷 Eritrea —
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea —
🇸🇸 South Sudan —
🇨🇫 Central African Republic 29.0
🇪🇭 Western Sahara —
🇧🇾 Belarus —
Economy & Investment
Ease of Doing Business
🇰🇵 North Korea —
🇪🇷 Eritrea 39.0
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 37.0
🇸🇸 South Sudan 30.0
🇨🇫 Central African Republic 37.0
🇪🇭 Western Sahara —
🇧🇾 Belarus 41.0
Credit Rating
🇰🇵 North Korea —
🇪🇷 Eritrea —
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea —
🇸🇸 South Sudan —
🇨🇫 Central African Republic —
🇪🇭 Western Sahara —
🇧🇾 Belarus B+
Demographics
Urbanization Rate
🇰🇵 North Korea 64.0%
🇪🇷 Eritrea 44.0%
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 75.0%
🇸🇸 South Sudan 22.0%
🇨🇫 Central African Republic 44.0%
🇪🇭 Western Sahara —
🇧🇾 Belarus 81.0%
| Metric | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 🇪🇷 Eritrea 95% | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 94% | 🇸🇸 South Sudan 94% | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic 94% | 🇪🇭 Western Sahara 93% | 🇧🇾 Belarus 93% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxation | |||||||
| Corporate Tax | — | 30.00 | 35.00 | — | 30.00 | — | 20.00 |
| Top Income Tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.00 |
| VAT / Sales Tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.00 |
| Society & Governance | |||||||
| Press Freedom | 1.0 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 19.0 | 62.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 |
| Corruption Index | 15.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 24.0 | — | 33.0 |
| Property Rights | — | — | — | — | 29.0 | — | — |
| Economy & Investment | |||||||
| Ease of Doing Business | — | 39.0 | 37.0 | 30.0 | 37.0 | — | 41.0 |
| Credit Rating | — | — | — | — | — | — | B+ |
| Demographics | |||||||
| Urbanization Rate | 64.0% | 44.0% | 75.0% | 22.0% | 44.0% | — | 81.0% |
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