Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs United States of America: Country position on nuclear weapons

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
3
in 2023
United States of America
3
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
1st
United States of America rank
1st

Country position on nuclear weapons over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • United States of America
0123193819802023

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 3 against 3 in United States of America, a difference of 0.

Across all 86 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 246 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of United States of America Difference Ahead
1930s 0 0.5 0.5 United States of America
1940s 0 2.3 2.3 United States of America
1950s 0 3 3 United States of America
1960s 0.8 3 2.2 United States of America
1970s 1 3 2 United States of America
1980s 2 3 1 United States of America
1990s 2 3 1 United States of America
2000s 2.4 3 0.6 United States of America
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, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or United States of America?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 3 against 3 in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in country position on nuclear weapons between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and United States of America?
0, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and United States of America?
86 years are reported by both, from 1938 to 2023.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and United States of America rank globally for country position on nuclear weapons?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 1st and United States of America 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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Indicator
Country position on nuclear weapons
Source
Bleek (2017); Nuclear Threat Initiative (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
246 places, 21,156 data points, 1938–2023
Last refreshed

Whether a country does not consider (0), considers (1), pursues (2), or possesses (3) nuclear weapons.