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Geography > Area Stats: compare key data on North Korea & South Korea

Definitions

  • Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
  • Comparative to US places: This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).
  • Land: Total land area in square kilometres
  • Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Land per 1000: Total land area in square kilometres. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Total: Total area in square kilometers
  • Total > Per capita: Total area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Total per 1000: Total area in square kilometers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Water: Total water area in square kilometers
  • Water > Per capita: Total water area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Water per 1000: Total water area in square kilometers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT North Korea South Korea HISTORY
Comparative slightly smaller than Mississippi slightly larger than Indiana
Comparative to US places slightly smaller than Mississippi slightly larger than Indiana
Land 120,410 sq km
Ranked 97th. 23% more than South Korea
98,190 sq km
Ranked 105th.

Land > Per capita 5.13 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 166th. 3 times more than South Korea
2.03 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 203th.

Land per 1000 4.97 sq km
Ranked 151st. 2 times more than South Korea
2.01 sq km
Ranked 183th.

Total 120,538 sq km
Ranked 100th. 21% more than South Korea
99,720 sq km
Ranked 110th.

Total > Per capita 5.13 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 172nd. 3 times more than South Korea
2.04 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 207th.

Total per 1000 4.97 sq km
Ranked 156th. 2 times more than South Korea
2.01 sq km
Ranked 186th.

Water 130 sq km
Ranked 141st.
2,800 sq km
Ranked 81st. 22 times more than North Korea

Water > Per capita 5.54 sq km per 1 million peo
Ranked 140th.
5.99 sq km per 1 million peo
Ranked 139th. 8% more than North Korea

Water per 1000 0.00536 sq km
Ranked 136th.
0.00592 sq km
Ranked 135th. 10% more than North Korea

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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