North Korea vs Zambia
Zambia is 6.24 times larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into Zambia about 6.2 times.
North KoreaZambiaNorth Korea moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
0.16×
North Korea is 0.16× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 6.24× the size of North Korea.
| North Korea | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Lusaka |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. That difference is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it is next to Zambia. 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 Zambia?
- No. North Korea is 6.24 times smaller than Zambia. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Zambia?
- About 6.2 times: Zambia has 6.24× the area of North Korea.
- Why do North Korea and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. That is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it really is next to Zambia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, North Korea or Zambia?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 21,913,874. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Zambia 29 per km².