North Korea vs Tajikistan
Tajikistan is 19% larger than North Korea.
North KoreaTajikistanNorth Korea moved onto Tajikistan · Equal-area projection
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North Korea is 0.84× the area of Tajikistan. Put the other way, Tajikistan is 1.19× the size of North Korea.
| North Korea | Tajikistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 143,100 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 10,786,734 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Dushanbe |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Tajikistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.63×. 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 Tajikistan?
- No. North Korea is 16% smaller than Tajikistan. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Tajikistan covers 143,100 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Tajikistan?
- About 1.2 times: Tajikistan has 1.19× the area of North Korea.
- Why do North Korea and Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan about 1.63×. 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 Tajikistan?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 10,786,734. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Tajikistan 75 per km².