Afghanistan vs North Korea
Afghanistan is 5.41 times larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into Afghanistan about 5.4 times.
AfghanistanNorth KoreaAfghanistan moved onto North Korea · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 5.41× the area of North Korea.
| Afghanistan | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 120,540 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 26,571,036 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Pyongyang |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; North Korea at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than North Korea?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 5.41 times larger than North Korea. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and North Korea covers 120,540 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Afghanistan?
- About 5.4 times: Afghanistan has 5.41× the area of North Korea.
- Why do Afghanistan and North Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and North Korea about 1.71×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or North Korea?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 26,571,036. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², North Korea 220 per km².