Egypt vs North Korea
Egypt is 8.38 times larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into Egypt about 8.4 times.
EgyptNorth KoreaEgypt moved onto North Korea · Equal-area projection
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Egypt is 8.38× the area of North Korea.
| Egypt | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 120,540 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 26,571,036 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Pyongyang |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than North Korea?
- Yes. Egypt is 8.38 times larger than North Korea. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and North Korea covers 120,540 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Egypt?
- About 8.4 times: Egypt has 8.38× the area of North Korea.
- Why do Egypt and North Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or North Korea?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 26,571,036. Density: Egypt 117 per km², North Korea 220 per km².