Israel vs North Korea: Country position on nuclear weapons
Israel
3
in 2023
North Korea
3
in 2023
Israel rank
1st
North Korea rank
1st
Country position on nuclear weapons over time
- Israel
- North Korea
How they compare
Israel currently reports 3 against 3 in North Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1938 it was North Korea ahead.
Israel ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 1st of 246 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Israel |
| 1950s | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | Israel |
| 1960s | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | Israel |
| 1970s | 3 | 1 | 2 | Israel |
| 1980s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Israel |
| 1990s | 3 | 2 | 1 | Israel |
| 2000s | 3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | Israel |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country position on nuclear weapons, Israel or North Korea?
- Israel, at 3 against 3 in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in country position on nuclear weapons between Israel and North Korea?
- 0, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and North Korea?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1938 to 2023.
- How do Israel and North Korea rank globally for country position on nuclear weapons?
- Israel ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 1st of 246 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bleek (2017); Nuclear Threat Initiative (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Country position on nuclear weapons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether a country does not consider (0), considers (1), pursues (2), or possesses (3) nuclear weapons.