North Korea vs Switzerland
North Korea is 2.92 times larger than Switzerland. Switzerland would fit into North Korea about 2.9 times.
North KoreaSwitzerlandNorth Korea moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
2.92×
North Korea is 2.92× the area of Switzerland.
| North Korea | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Bern |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. 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 Switzerland?
- Yes. North Korea is 2.92 times larger than Switzerland. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Switzerland fit into North Korea?
- About 2.9 times: North Korea has 2.92× the area of Switzerland.
- Why do North Korea and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. 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 Switzerland?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 9,092,436. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².