North Korea vs Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is 3.72 times larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into Uzbekistan about 3.7 times.
North KoreaUzbekistanNorth Korea moved onto Uzbekistan · Equal-area projection
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North Korea is 0.27× the area of Uzbekistan. Put the other way, Uzbekistan is 3.72× the size of North Korea.
| North Korea | Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 448,978 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 37,053,428 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 83 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Tashkent |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Central Asia |
| 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; Uzbekistan at 42° N is stretched to 1.8×. 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 Uzbekistan?
- No. North Korea is 3.72 times smaller than Uzbekistan. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Uzbekistan?
- About 3.7 times: Uzbekistan has 3.72× the area of North Korea.
- Why do North Korea and Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan about 1.8×. 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 Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan: 37,053,428 people against 26,571,036. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Uzbekistan 83 per km².