North Korea VS United States Military Power Comparison 2022

Thursday, November 17th, North Korea fired an Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), just over 3,000km from the coasts of Japan. This was a test conducted without a warning, to which South Korea and the United States responded with a joint air drill operation called Vigilant Storm, which features hundreds of warplanes, that began on Monday and will end Friday.

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North Korea VS United States Military Power Comparison 2022

So, how does North Korea's Military compare to the U.S.? We'll compare each country in 7 major categories:

Manpower;
Financial;
Air Power;
Land Power;
Navy;
Logistics;
Geography;

* Currently we are doing active research on the correctness of the data in this article. Expect changes in the upcoming days as we find more information. Sources will be updated as well.

MANPOWER

	United States	North Korea
Total Population	334,900,000+ (#3 world)	25,800,000+ (#54 world)
Available Manpower	147M+	9,2M+
Fit-for-Service	122M+	5,2M+
Reaching Military Age Annually	4,3M+	413K+
Active Personnel	1,3M+	1,4M (2018)
Reserve Personnel	442K	600K
Paramilitary Personnel	11K	189K

FINANCIAL

	United States	North Korea
Defense Budget	$556B (2022)	$1,60B (2017)
External Debt	$20T	$5B
Foreign Reserve	$123B	$5B
Purchasing Power	$19,8T	$38,5B

AIRPOWER

	United States	North Korea
Total Aircraft	14,095	946
Fighter/Attack Aircraft	3,510	572
Transports	982	1
Trainers	2,040	169
Special-Operations Forces	506	0
Helicopters	5,463	204
Attack-Helicopters	910	20

LAND POWER

	United States	North Korea
Tank Strenght	6,612	5,895
Armored Vehicles	45,193	4,114
Self-Propelled Artillery	1,498	450
Towed Artirely	1,339	250
Mobile Rocket Projectors	1,366	1,360

NAVY

	United States	North Korea
Fleet Strenght	484	450
Aircraft Carriers	12	0
Helo Carriers	9	0
Submarines	66	35
Destroyers	96	0
Frigates	56	5
Corvettes	22	0
Patrol Vessels	10	200
Mine Warfare	8	10

LOGISTICS

	United States	North Korea
Airports	13513	82
Merchant Marine	3627	264
Ports & Terminals	35	7
Labor Force	146,1M	14M
Roadways	6,586,610km	25,554km

GEOGRAPHY

	United States	North Korea
Square Land Area	9,83M km	120K km
Shared Border	12,048km	1,607km
Coastline	19,924km	2,495km
Waterways	41,009km	2,250km