North Korea vs Pakistan
Pakistan is 7.32 times larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into Pakistan about 7.3 times.
North KoreaPakistanNorth Korea moved onto Pakistan · Equal-area projection
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North Korea is 0.14× the area of Pakistan. Put the other way, Pakistan is 7.32× the size of North Korea.
| North Korea | Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 881,913 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 255,219,554 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 289 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Islamabad |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Pakistan at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- No. North Korea is 7.32 times smaller than Pakistan. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Pakistan covers 881,913 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Pakistan?
- About 7.3 times: Pakistan has 7.32× the area of North Korea.
- Why do North Korea and Pakistan 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 Pakistan about 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan: 255,219,554 people against 26,571,036. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Pakistan 289 per km².