Montenegro vs North Korea
North Korea is 8.68 times larger than Montenegro. Montenegro would fit into North Korea about 8.7 times.
MontenegroNorth KoreaMontenegro moved onto North Korea · Equal-area projection
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Montenegro is 0.12× the area of North Korea. Put the other way, North Korea is 8.68× the size of Montenegro.
| Montenegro | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,883 km² | 120,540 km² |
| Population | 623,129 | 26,571,036 |
| Density | 45 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Podgorica | Pyongyang |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Montenegro sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.86× 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 Montenegro bigger than North Korea?
- No. Montenegro is 8.68 times smaller than North Korea. Montenegro covers 13,883 km² and North Korea covers 120,540 km².
- How many times does Montenegro fit into North Korea?
- About 8.7 times: North Korea has 8.68× the area of Montenegro.
- Why do Montenegro and North Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Montenegro is drawn about 1.86× 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, Montenegro or North Korea?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 623,129. Density: Montenegro 45 per km², North Korea 220 per km².