Georgia vs North Korea
North Korea is 73% larger than Georgia. Georgia would fit into North Korea about 1.7 times.
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0.58×
Georgia is 0.58× the area of North Korea. Put the other way, North Korea is 1.73× the size of Georgia.
| Georgia | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 69,700 km² | 120,540 km² |
| Population | 3,935,766 | 26,571,036 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Tbilisi | Pyongyang |
| Region | Western Asia | 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. Georgia sits at about 42°N and is stretched to 1.82× 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 Georgia bigger than North Korea?
- No. Georgia is 42% smaller than North Korea. Georgia covers 69,700 km² and North Korea covers 120,540 km².
- How many times does Georgia fit into North Korea?
- About 1.7 times: North Korea has 1.73× the area of Georgia.
- Why do Georgia and North Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Georgia is drawn about 1.82× 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, Georgia or North Korea?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 3,935,766. Density: Georgia 56 per km², North Korea 220 per km².