P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea

High score (8-10) · Your profile

North Pyongan is the northwestern province bordering China at the Yalu River, with Sinuiju as its major city sitting directly across from the Chinese city of Dandong. The cross-border economic relationship with China has made this province marginally less economically desperate than the interior, and some illicit trade and information flows across the river. But for foreign tourists, access is essentially zero — you can see Sinuiju from Dandong, but you cannot go there.

Mid score (6-8)

North Pyongan's proximity to China gives it a slightly different economic character than inland provinces — goods and information leak across the Yalu in ways the regime tolerates because the trade is economically necessary. Foreigners visit the area from the Chinese side, watching through binoculars from Dandong. Direct tourist access to the province is essentially nonexistent.

Lower score (below 6)

North Pyongan is closed to foreign tourists despite bordering China. The Sinuiju Special Administrative Region was announced as an economic zone in 2002 but never meaningfully developed. You're looking at this province from the Chinese bank of the Yalu, not standing in it.

What's the median income in P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea?

$1k median

What's the typical marriage age for women in P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea?

Women marry at 22

How common is a college degree in P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea?

13% men have degree

What's the average male height in P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea?

169 cm local avg

What's the average BMI for women in P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea?

Local women avg 22.7