North Korea vs North Macedonia
North Korea is 4.69 times larger than North Macedonia. North Macedonia would fit into North Korea about 4.7 times.
North KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorth Korea moved onto North Macedonia · Equal-area projection
4.69×
North Korea is 4.69× the area of North Macedonia.
| North Korea | North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 25,713 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 1,820,909 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 71 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Skopje |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. North Korea sits at about 40°N and is stretched to 1.71× its true area; North Macedonia at 42° N is stretched to 1.79×. 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 North Korea bigger than North Macedonia?
- Yes. North Korea is 4.69 times larger than North Macedonia. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and North Macedonia covers 25,713 km².
- How many times does North Macedonia fit into North Korea?
- About 4.7 times: North Korea has 4.69× the area of North Macedonia.
- Why do North Korea and North Macedonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. North Korea is drawn about 1.71× its true area there and North Macedonia about 1.79×. 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, North Korea or North Macedonia?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 1,820,909. Density: North Korea 220 per km², North Macedonia 71 per km².