North Korea vs Uganda
Uganda is 100% larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into Uganda about 2.0 times.
North KoreaUgandaNorth Korea moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
0.5×
North Korea is 0.5× the area of Uganda. Put the other way, Uganda is 2.0× the size of North Korea.
| North Korea | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Kampala |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it is next to Uganda. 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 Uganda?
- No. North Korea is 50% smaller than Uganda. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Uganda?
- About 2.0 times: Uganda has 2.0× the area of North Korea.
- Why do North Korea and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. That is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it really is next to Uganda. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, North Korea or Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 26,571,036. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Uganda 213 per km².