North Korea vs Sweden
Sweden is 3.71 times larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into Sweden about 3.7 times.
North KoreaSwedenNorth Korea moved onto Sweden · Equal-area projection
0.27×
North Korea is 0.27× the area of Sweden. Put the other way, Sweden is 3.71× the size of North Korea.
| North Korea | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 447,425 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 10,596,620 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 24 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Stockholm |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Sweden at 62° N is stretched to 4.65×. That difference is why Sweden looks so much bigger than it is next to North Korea. 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 Sweden?
- No. North Korea is 3.71 times smaller than Sweden. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Sweden covers 447,425 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Sweden?
- About 3.7 times: Sweden has 3.71× the area of North Korea.
- Why do North Korea and Sweden 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 Sweden about 4.65×. That is why Sweden looks so much bigger than it really is next to North Korea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, North Korea or Sweden?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 10,596,620. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Sweden 24 per km².