North Korea vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 3.37 times larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into Paraguay about 3.4 times.
North KoreaParaguayNorth Korea moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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North Korea is 0.3× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 3.37× the size of North Korea.
| North Korea | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Asuncion |
| Region | Eastern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. That difference is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it is next to Paraguay. 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 Paraguay?
- No. North Korea is 3.37 times smaller than Paraguay. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Paraguay?
- About 3.4 times: Paraguay has 3.37× the area of North Korea.
- Why do North Korea and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. That is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it really is next to Paraguay. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, North Korea or Paraguay?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 7,013,078. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².