North Korea vs Portugal
North Korea is 31% larger than Portugal.
North KoreaPortugalNorth Korea moved onto Portugal · Equal-area projection
1.31×
North Korea is 1.31× the area of Portugal.
| North Korea | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 92,225 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 10,804,871 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Lisbon |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
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; Portugal at 40° N is stretched to 1.68×. 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 Portugal?
- Yes. North Korea is 31% larger than Portugal. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Portugal covers 92,225 km².
- How many times does Portugal fit into North Korea?
- About 1.3 times: North Korea has 1.31× the area of Portugal.
- Why do North Korea and Portugal 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 Portugal about 1.68×. 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 Portugal?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 10,804,871. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Portugal 117 per km².