North Korea vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 46% larger than North Korea.
North KoreaUruguayNorth Korea moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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North Korea is 0.68× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 1.46× the size of North Korea.
| North Korea | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Montevideo |
| Region | Eastern Asia | South 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. North Korea is 32% smaller than Uruguay. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Uruguay?
- About 1.5 times: Uruguay has 1.46× the area of North Korea.
- Why do North Korea and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 3,384,688. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².