North Korea vs Slovenia
North Korea is 5.95 times larger than Slovenia. Slovenia would fit into North Korea about 5.9 times.
North KoreaSloveniaNorth Korea moved onto Slovenia · Equal-area projection
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North Korea is 5.95× the area of Slovenia.
| North Korea | Slovenia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 20,271 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 2,130,986 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 105 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Ljubljana |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Slovenia at 46° N is stretched to 2.08×. 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 Slovenia?
- Yes. North Korea is 5.95 times larger than Slovenia. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Slovenia covers 20,271 km².
- How many times does Slovenia fit into North Korea?
- About 5.9 times: North Korea has 5.95× the area of Slovenia.
- Why do North Korea and Slovenia 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 Slovenia about 2.08×. 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 Slovenia?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 2,130,986. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Slovenia 105 per km².