North Korea vs United States
United States is 81.5 times larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into United States about 82 times.
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North Korea is 0.01× the area of United States. Put the other way, United States is 81.5× the size of North Korea.
| North Korea | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 9,826,675 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 341,784,857 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 35 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Washington D.C. |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Northern America |
| 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; United States at 45° N is stretched to 1.98×. 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 United States?
- No. North Korea is 81.5 times smaller than United States. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and United States covers 9,826,675 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into United States?
- About 82 times: United States has 81.5× the area of North Korea.
- Why do North Korea and United States 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 United States about 1.98×. 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 United States?
- United States: 341,784,857 people against 26,571,036. Density: North Korea 220 per km², United States 35 per km².