Mongolia vs North Korea
Mongolia is 13.0 times larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into Mongolia about 13 times.
MongoliaNorth KoreaMongolia moved onto North Korea · Equal-area projection
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Mongolia is 13.0× the area of North Korea.
| Mongolia | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,564,116 km² | 120,540 km² |
| Population | 3,568,978 | 26,571,036 |
| Density | 2.3 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Ulaanbaatar | Pyongyang |
| Region | Eastern Asia | 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. Mongolia sits at about 47°N and is stretched to 2.15× 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 Mongolia bigger than North Korea?
- Yes. Mongolia is 13.0 times larger than North Korea. Mongolia covers 1,564,116 km² and North Korea covers 120,540 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Mongolia?
- About 13 times: Mongolia has 13.0× the area of North Korea.
- Why do Mongolia and North Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mongolia is drawn about 2.15× 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, Mongolia or North Korea?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 3,568,978. Density: Mongolia 2.3 per km², North Korea 220 per km².