North Korea vs Turkey
Turkey is 6.5 times larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into Turkey about 6.5 times.
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North Korea is 0.15× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 6.5× the size of North Korea.
| North Korea | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Ankara |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 8 |
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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- No. North Korea is 6.5 times smaller than Turkey. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Turkey?
- About 6.5 times: Turkey has 6.5× the area of North Korea.
- Why do North Korea and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 26,571,036. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Turkey 110 per km².