Iraq vs North Korea
Iraq is 3.63 times larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into Iraq about 3.6 times.
IraqNorth KoreaIraq moved onto North Korea · Equal-area projection
3.63×
Iraq is 3.63× the area of North Korea.
| Iraq | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 437,072 km² | 120,540 km² |
| Population | 47,020,774 | 26,571,036 |
| Density | 108 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Baghdad | Pyongyang |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Iraq sits at about 33°N and is stretched to 1.42× 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 Iraq bigger than North Korea?
- Yes. Iraq is 3.63 times larger than North Korea. Iraq covers 437,072 km² and North Korea covers 120,540 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Iraq?
- About 3.6 times: Iraq has 3.63× the area of North Korea.
- Why do Iraq and North Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Iraq is drawn about 1.42× 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, Iraq or North Korea?
- Iraq: 47,020,774 people against 26,571,036. Density: Iraq 108 per km², North Korea 220 per km².