North Korea vs Sudan
Sudan is 15.6 times larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into Sudan about 16 times.
North KoreaSudanNorth Korea moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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North Korea is 0.06× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 15.6× the size of North Korea.
| North Korea | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Khartoum |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. That difference is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it is next to Sudan. 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 Sudan?
- No. North Korea is 15.6 times smaller than Sudan. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Sudan?
- About 16 times: Sudan has 15.6× the area of North Korea.
- Why do North Korea and Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.08×. That is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it really is next to Sudan. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, North Korea or Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 26,571,036. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Sudan 27 per km².