North Korea vs Yemen
Yemen is 3.78 times larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into Yemen about 3.8 times.
North KoreaYemenNorth Korea moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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North Korea is 0.26× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 3.78× the size of North Korea.
| North Korea | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Sana'a |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| 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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. That difference is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it is next to Yemen. 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 Yemen?
- No. North Korea is 3.78 times smaller than Yemen. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Yemen?
- About 3.8 times: Yemen has 3.78× the area of North Korea.
- Why do North Korea and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. That is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it really is next to Yemen. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, North Korea or Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 26,571,036. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Yemen 92 per km².