40+ launches, 174K ethereum, 168* COVID cases: North Koreas 2022 by the numbers

Data tells story of a record year of DPRK missile tests and crypto theft, as the virus finally breached border controls

North Korea began to emerge from its self-induced COVID-19 isolation this year, and it did so with a bang dozens of bangs, in fact, in the form of a relentless missile testing schedule.

These and other metrics, such as a rebound of trade with China, the rapid spread of a malignant virus and record cryptocurrency theft to boot, defined the countrys 2022.

The following charts and graphs, built using metrics from NK Pros suite of research tools, shed light on the countrys inner workings throughout 2021 by the numbers.

North Korean leader Kim