North Korea vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 7.57 times larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into Venezuela about 7.6 times.
North KoreaVenezuelaNorth Korea moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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North Korea is 0.13× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 7.57× the size of North Korea.
| North Korea | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Caracas |
| Region | Eastern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it is next to Venezuela. 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 Venezuela?
- No. North Korea is 7.57 times smaller than Venezuela. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Venezuela?
- About 7.6 times: Venezuela has 7.57× the area of North Korea.
- Why do North Korea and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. That is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it really is next to Venezuela. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, North Korea or Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 26,571,036. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².