North Korea vs Serbia
North Korea is 36% larger than Serbia.
North KoreaSerbiaNorth Korea moved onto Serbia · Equal-area projection
1.36×
North Korea is 1.36× the area of Serbia.
| North Korea | Serbia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 88,499 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 6,549,143 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Belgrade |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 8 |
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; Serbia at 44° N is stretched to 1.95×. 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 Serbia?
- Yes. North Korea is 36% larger than Serbia. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Serbia covers 88,499 km².
- How many times does Serbia fit into North Korea?
- About 1.4 times: North Korea has 1.36× the area of Serbia.
- Why do North Korea and Serbia 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 Serbia about 1.95×. 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 Serbia?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 6,549,143. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Serbia 74 per km².