North Korea vs Romania
Romania is 98% larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into Romania about 2.0 times.
North KoreaRomaniaNorth Korea moved onto Romania · Equal-area projection
0.51×
North Korea is 0.51× the area of Romania. Put the other way, Romania is 1.98× the size of North Korea.
| North Korea | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 238,397 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 19,020,271 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 80 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Bucharest |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Europe |
| 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; Romania at 46° N is stretched to 2.06×. 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 Romania?
- No. North Korea is 49% smaller than Romania. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Romania covers 238,397 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Romania?
- About 2.0 times: Romania has 1.98× the area of North Korea.
- Why do North Korea and Romania 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 Romania about 2.06×. 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 Romania?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 19,020,271. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Romania 80 per km².