North Korea vs Suriname
Suriname is 35% larger than North Korea.
North KoreaSurinameNorth Korea moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
0.74×
North Korea is 0.74× the area of Suriname. Put the other way, Suriname is 1.35× the size of North Korea.
| North Korea | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 639,850 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Paramaribo |
| Region | Eastern Asia | South America |
| 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; Suriname at 4° N is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it is next to Suriname. 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 Suriname?
- No. North Korea is 26% smaller than Suriname. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Suriname?
- About 1.4 times: Suriname has 1.35× the area of North Korea.
- Why do North Korea and Suriname 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 Suriname about 1.01×. That is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it really is next to Suriname. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, North Korea or Suriname?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 639,850. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².