It was 25.52 in North Korea. North Korean infants are 4 times more likely to die at childbirth than their southern brothers and sisters. North Korea will not or cannot report their unemployment. As I write these words, the people of North Korea face a daily battle to avoid starvation. North Korea is one of the world's most centrally planned and isolated economies.
Economic conditions remain stagnate and their economic condition is getting worse.
A steady flow of international aid is required to meet basic food needs. South Korea, on the other hand, has achieved an incredible record of growth. Three decades ago, its gross domestic product per capita was comparable with the poorest countries in Africa and Asia. Today its gross domestic produce is 7 times greater than India. It ranks 40th out of a 143 countries, while North Korea ranks 125th.