Eswatini vs North Korea
North Korea is 6.94 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into North Korea about 6.9 times.
EswatiniNorth KoreaEswatini moved onto North Korea · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.14× the area of North Korea. Put the other way, North Korea is 6.94× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 120,540 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 26,571,036 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Pyongyang |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini bigger than North Korea?
- No. Eswatini is 6.94 times smaller than North Korea. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and North Korea covers 120,540 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into North Korea?
- About 6.9 times: North Korea has 6.94× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and North Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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, Eswatini or North Korea?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², North Korea 220 per km².