Looking at the difference between North Korea and Korea in 9 graphs

ByDickson Phua

Due to North Korean and Korean leaders conducted on 27th April 2018North-South SummitSo, North-South historical events in the history of North Korea that Kim Jong-en (chairman of North Korea) and President of South Korea's Moon Jae-in cross the border and enter the partner country was. After that, North KoreaNuclear test is no longer necessary"As a result of the declaration of the disposal of the experiment site as a result, the US-North Korea talks with President Trump of the United States are scheduled to be held in May of 2018, and the situation shows that the situation is moving rapidly. While there is a possibility that the circumstances in North Korea will change drastically in the future, the difference between North Korea and South Korea summarized by the British BBC can be said to be an interesting content to remember.

Nine charts which tell you all you need to know about North Korea - BBC News
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41228181

◆ 1. Heredity vs democracy
Since the Korean Peninsula divided North and South in 1948, the number of leaders who led the country in North Korea and South Korea has been greatly different. North Korea only had three highest powers by Kim Il Sung chairman, Kim Jong Il chairman, and Kim Jong-Iok chairman on the hereditary system. In South Korea, 12 presidents ranked 19 regimes from Lee Seung-kyun (Lee Seung-gwan: Lee Seung-man) first President to President Literary Tiger.


◆ 2. Mobile phone penetration rate in North Korea is one in 7.5 people
Although it becomes data of 2015, the number of cellular phone contracts used in North Korea is 3.2 million. Since the population of North Korea at that time was approximately 24 million people, only one in 7.5 people will have a mobile phone. Meanwhile, the number of contracts in South Korea is 51 million units, which is more than twice the population of North Korea by the number of contracts alone.


Most of the users in North Korea are concentrated in Pyongyang in the capital. In addition, North Korea's mobile phone carrier will be deployed by a joint venture company of Chao Technology, a company funded by Egypt's telecommunications company Oldcomb Telecom and the Korea Broadcasting Corporation (KPTC)Koryolink(Koryo LINK: Koryo Link), it was a single monopoly system, but in July 2015Second mobile communication carrier enteredIt is reported that.

◆ 3. There is a difference in average height between north and south
According to Professor Daniel Schwenkendk of Seoul's Sungkyunkwan University, the average height of the North Korean defectors who have escaped to Korea across the North-South border is 3 to 8 cm lower than the Korean people's 174.5 cm about. For that reason Schwekendek denied the genetic factors as the people of the North and the North were ethnic groups living in the same country tens of years ago. The difference in average height is thought to be mainly caused by food shortage in North Korea due to food circumstances.


◆ 4. In North Korea most of the road is unpaved
According to the data of 2006, only 3% of the 255,54 km road network built in North Korea is paved, and the remaining 97% are unpaved Thing. In South Korea, 92% of the road is paved. Also, in North Korea, the number of car owners per 1,000 people is 11, and the majority of citizens use the public transport facilities such as buses.


◆ 5. The main export products of North Korea are coal
The main export that North Korea earns foreign currency is briquettes made from coal and is believed to make $ 950 billion (about 100 billion yen). One of the major export products of Korea is "electronic board" such as smart phone, the size is 63.8 billion dollars (about 7.4 trillion yen).


◆ 6. The difference in economic power between the north and south appeared around 1975
The GDP of North Korea and South Korea has maintained almost the same level until 1974, but South Korea began to show significant growth from around 1975. Its main driving force is a company of chaebol like companies such as Samsung and Hyundai Automobile. While North Korea was flat for a long time, the economy fell sharply in the mid-1990s due to factors such as international economic sanctions and famine.


◆ 7. North Korea overwhelms Korea
North Korea's troops are about 1.19 million, about twice that of 630,000 Koreans. Despite the North Korean population being the 52nd in the world, the military force is believed to have the fourth largest in the world. The number of tanks, submarines, cannons, etc. are greatly surpassing Korea, but the number of aircraft is less than Korea. This is because we can not introduce new weapons from other countries, and it is believed that old Soviet fighters are still in use in North Korea.


◆ 8. The average life expectancy is shorter for North Korea
A graph showing the average life span of the north and south is like this. The graph of South Korea (green) continues to rise in line with the fact that it is about 83 years old as of 2015, whereas the graph of North Korea (red) declines greatly around 1990, and it is about 70 years old as of 2015 It is getting.


◆ 9. However, the birth rate of North Korea exceeds that of Korea
In North Korea, which is heavily drained in Korea by average life expectancy, the birth rate per 1,000 people is about 15, about twice the number of Koreans in about 8 people. Declining birthrate is regarded as a problem in Korea, and policies such as government subsidies are being implemented, but it has not turned into an increase.