North Korea vs Senegal
Senegal is 63% larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into Senegal about 1.6 times.
North KoreaSenegalNorth Korea moved onto Senegal · Equal-area projection
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North Korea is 0.61× the area of Senegal. Put the other way, Senegal is 1.63× the size of North Korea.
| North Korea | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Dakar |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Africa |
| 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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. That difference is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it is next to Senegal. 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 Senegal?
- No. North Korea is 39% smaller than Senegal. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Senegal?
- About 1.6 times: Senegal has 1.63× the area of North Korea.
- Why do North Korea and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. That is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it really is next to Senegal. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, North Korea or Senegal?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 18,931,966. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Senegal 96 per km².