North Korea vs Palestine
North Korea is 14.7 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into North Korea about 15 times.
North KoreaPalestineNorth Korea moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
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North Korea is 14.7× the area of Palestine.
| North Korea | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. North Korea is 14.7 times larger than Palestine. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into North Korea?
- About 15 times: North Korea has 14.7× the area of Palestine.
- Why do North Korea and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 5,413,596. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Palestine 659 per km².