Lithuania vs North Korea
North Korea is 85% larger than Lithuania. Lithuania would fit into North Korea about 1.8 times.
LithuaniaNorth KoreaLithuania moved onto North Korea · Equal-area projection
0.54×
Lithuania is 0.54× the area of North Korea. Put the other way, North Korea is 1.85× the size of Lithuania.
| Lithuania | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 65,300 km² | 120,540 km² |
| Population | 2,888,774 | 26,571,036 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Vilnius | Pyongyang |
| Region | Northern 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. Lithuania sits at about 55°N and is stretched to 3.09× its true area; North Korea at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. That difference is why Lithuania looks so much bigger than it is next to North Korea. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Lithuania bigger than North Korea?
- No. Lithuania is 46% smaller than North Korea. Lithuania covers 65,300 km² and North Korea covers 120,540 km².
- How many times does Lithuania fit into North Korea?
- About 1.8 times: North Korea has 1.85× the area of Lithuania.
- Why do Lithuania and North Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Lithuania is drawn about 3.09× its true area there and North Korea about 1.71×. That is why Lithuania looks so much bigger than it really is next to North Korea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Lithuania or North Korea?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 2,888,774. Density: Lithuania 44 per km², North Korea 220 per km².