North Korea vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 36% larger than North Korea.
North KoreaTunisiaNorth Korea moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
0.74×
North Korea is 0.74× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 1.36× the size of North Korea.
| North Korea | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Tunis |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Northern Africa |
| 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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. North Korea is 26% smaller than Tunisia. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Tunisia?
- About 1.4 times: Tunisia has 1.36× the area of North Korea.
- Why do North Korea and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 12,348,573. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².