As of December 2022, South Korea had diplomatic relations with 191 countries and North Korea with 159 countries. The number of countries that simultaneously maintained diplomatic relations with South and North Korea was 156.
Number of countries in diplomatic relations with South and North Korea as of December 2022, by continent
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Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). "Number of countries in diplomatic relations with South and North Korea as of December 2022, by continent." Chart. June 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/745655/south-korea-number-of-countries-in-diplomatic-relations-in-comparison-to-north-korea/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). (2023). Number of countries in diplomatic relations with South and North Korea as of December 2022, by continent. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/745655/south-korea-number-of-countries-in-diplomatic-relations-in-comparison-to-north-korea/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea). "Number of Countries in Diplomatic Relations with South and North Korea as of December 2022, by Continent." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/745655/south-korea-number-of-countries-in-diplomatic-relations-in-comparison-to-north-korea/
Ministry of Unification (Südkorea), Number of countries in diplomatic relations with South and North Korea as of December 2022, by continent Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/745655/south-korea-number-of-countries-in-diplomatic-relations-in-comparison-to-north-korea/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Number of countries in diplomatic relations with South and North Korea as of December 2022, by continent [Graph], Ministry of Unification (Südkorea), June 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/745655/south-korea-number-of-countries-in-diplomatic-relations-in-comparison-to-north-korea/