North Korea vs Qatar
North Korea is 10.5 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into North Korea about 11 times.
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North Korea is 10.5× the area of Qatar.
| North Korea | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Doha |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| 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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. North Korea is 10.5 times larger than Qatar. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into North Korea?
- About 11 times: North Korea has 10.5× the area of Qatar.
- Why do North Korea and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 2,972,215. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Qatar 260 per km².