Moldova vs North Korea
North Korea is 3.56 times larger than Moldova. Moldova would fit into North Korea about 3.6 times.
MoldovaNorth KoreaMoldova moved onto North Korea · Equal-area projection
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Moldova is 0.28× the area of North Korea. Put the other way, North Korea is 3.56× the size of Moldova.
| Moldova | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 33,844 km² | 120,540 km² |
| Population | 2,360,527 | 26,571,036 |
| Density | 70 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Chisinau | Pyongyang |
| Region | Eastern Europe | 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. Moldova sits at about 47°N and is stretched to 2.17× 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 Moldova bigger than North Korea?
- No. Moldova is 3.56 times smaller than North Korea. Moldova covers 33,844 km² and North Korea covers 120,540 km².
- How many times does Moldova fit into North Korea?
- About 3.6 times: North Korea has 3.56× the area of Moldova.
- Why do Moldova and North Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Moldova is drawn about 2.17× 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, Moldova or North Korea?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 2,360,527. Density: Moldova 70 per km², North Korea 220 per km².