Azerbaijan vs North Korea
North Korea is 39% larger than Azerbaijan.
AzerbaijanNorth KoreaAzerbaijan moved onto North Korea · Equal-area projection
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Azerbaijan is 0.72× the area of North Korea. Put the other way, North Korea is 1.39× the size of Azerbaijan.
| Azerbaijan | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 86,600 km² | 120,540 km² |
| Population | 10,246,996 | 26,571,036 |
| Density | 118 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Baku | Pyongyang |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Azerbaijan sits at about 40°N and is stretched to 1.72× 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 Azerbaijan bigger than North Korea?
- No. Azerbaijan is 28% smaller than North Korea. Azerbaijan covers 86,600 km² and North Korea covers 120,540 km².
- How many times does Azerbaijan fit into North Korea?
- About 1.4 times: North Korea has 1.39× the area of Azerbaijan.
- Why do Azerbaijan and North Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Azerbaijan is drawn about 1.72× 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, Azerbaijan or North Korea?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 10,246,996. Density: Azerbaijan 118 per km², North Korea 220 per km².