Argentina vs North Korea
Argentina is 23.1 times larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into Argentina about 23 times.
ArgentinaNorth KoreaArgentina moved onto North Korea · Equal-area projection
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Argentina is 23.1× the area of North Korea.
| Argentina | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,780,400 km² | 120,540 km² |
| Population | 45,851,378 | 26,571,036 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Pyongyang |
| Region | South America | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Argentina sits at about 35°S and is stretched to 1.48× 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 Argentina bigger than North Korea?
- Yes. Argentina is 23.1 times larger than North Korea. Argentina covers 2,780,400 km² and North Korea covers 120,540 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Argentina?
- About 23 times: Argentina has 23.1× the area of North Korea.
- Why do Argentina and North Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Argentina is drawn about 1.48× 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, Argentina or North Korea?
- Argentina: 45,851,378 people against 26,571,036. Density: Argentina 16 per km², North Korea 220 per km².