Greece vs North Korea
Greece is 9% larger than North Korea.
GreeceNorth KoreaGreece moved onto North Korea · Equal-area projection
1.09×
Greece is 1.09× the area of North Korea.
| Greece | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 120,540 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 26,571,036 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Pyongyang |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× 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 Greece bigger than North Korea?
- Yes. Greece is 9% larger than North Korea. Greece covers 131,957 km² and North Korea covers 120,540 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Greece?
- About 1.1 times: Greece has 1.09× the area of North Korea.
- Why do Greece and North Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× 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, Greece or North Korea?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², North Korea 220 per km².