North Korea vs Somalia
Somalia is 5.29 times larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into Somalia about 5.3 times.
North KoreaSomaliaNorth Korea moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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North Korea is 0.19× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 5.29× the size of North Korea.
| North Korea | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Mogadishu |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it is next to Somalia. 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 Somalia?
- No. North Korea is 5.29 times smaller than Somalia. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Somalia?
- About 5.3 times: Somalia has 5.29× the area of North Korea.
- Why do North Korea and Somalia 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 Somalia about 1.01×. That is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it really is next to Somalia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, North Korea or Somalia?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 19,654,739. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Somalia 31 per km².