North Korea vs South Korea Geography Stats Compared

Country vs country: Geography Stats: compare key data on North Korea & South Korea and Geography Stats: compare key data on North Korea & South Korea compared Geography

STAT	North Korea	South Korea
Area > Comparative	slightly smaller than Mississippi	slightly larger than Indiana
Area > Comparative to US places	slightly smaller than Mississippi	slightly larger than Indiana
Area > Land	120,410 sq km Ranked 97th. 23% more than South Korea	98,190 sq km Ranked 105th.
Area > 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.
Area > Total	120,538 sq km Ranked 100th. 21% more than South Korea	99,720 sq km Ranked 110th.
Area > Water	130 sq km Ranked 141st.	2,800 sq km Ranked 81st. 22 times more than North Korea
Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year	1,054 Ranked 88th.	1,274 Ranked 71st. 21% more than North Korea
Climate	temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer	temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter
Coastline	2,495 km Ranked 48th. 3% more than South Korea	2,413 km Ranked 54th.
Geographic coordinates	40 00 N, 127 00 E	37 00 N, 127 30 E
Land area > Square miles	47,399 square miles Ranked 42nd. 24% more than South Korea	38,345 square miles Ranked 45th.
Location	Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea	Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea
Natural resources	coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower	coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential
Surface area > Sq. km	120,540 kmÂ² Ranked 97th. 21% more than South Korea	99,260 kmÂ² Ranked 108th.
Terrain	mostly hills and mountains separated by deep, narrow valleys; coastal plains wide in west, discontinuous in east	mostly hills and mountains; wide coastal plains in west and south
Population density > People per sq. km	186.76 people/mÂ² Ranked 48th.	489.15 people/mÂ² Ranked 13th. 3 times more than North Korea
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Paektu-san 2,744 m	Halla-san 1,950 m
Land use > Arable land	19.08% Ranked 56th. 28% more than South Korea	14.93% Ranked 73th.
Land boundaries > Border countries	China 1,416 km, South Korea 238 km, Russia 17.5 km	North Korea 238 km
Irrigated land	14,600 sq km Ranked 34th. 75% more than South Korea	8,320 sq km Ranked 47th.
Natural hazards	late spring droughts often followed by severe flooding; occasional typhoons during the early fall	occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; low-level seismic activity common in southwest
Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land	308.4 people/kmÂ² of arable lan Ranked 22nd.	567.12 people/kmÂ² of arable lan Ranked 11th. 84% more than North Korea
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile Ranked 16th. The same as South Korea	12 nautical mile Ranked 164th.
Area > Land per 1000	4.97 sq km Ranked 151st. 2 times more than South Korea	2.01 sq km Ranked 183th.
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Sea of Japan 0 m	Sea of Japan 0 m
Coastline per 1000	0.101 km Ranked 100th. 2 times more than South Korea	0.0485 km Ranked 121st.
Population density	177.61 people per sqkm Ranked 59th.	477.49 people per sqkm Ranked 17th. 3 times more than North Korea
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile Ranked 8th. The same as South Korea	200 nautical mile Ranked 119th.
Map references	Asia	Asia
Capital city with population	Pyongyang - 2,741,260	Seoul - 10,231,217
Largest city with population	Pyongyang - 2,741,260	Seoul - 10,231,217
Total renewable water resources	None	None
Surface area > Sq. km per 1000	5.06 kmÂ² Ranked 157th. 2 times more than South Korea	2.06 kmÂ² Ranked 185th.
Environment > Current issues	water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water; waterborne disease; deforestation; soil erosion and degradation	air pollution in large cities; acid rain; water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents; drift net fishing
Land use > Other	79.22% Ranked 173th.	83% Ranked 153th. 5% more than North Korea
Area > Total per 1000	4.97 sq km Ranked 156th. 2 times more than South Korea	2.01 sq km Ranked 186th.
Area > Water per 1000	0.00536 sq km Ranked 136th.	0.00592 sq km Ranked 135th. 10% more than North Korea
Natural hazards > Volcanism	Changbaishan (elev. 2,744 m) (also known as Baitoushan, Baegdu or P'aektu-san), on the Chinese border, is considered historically active	Halla (elev. 1,950 m) is considered historically active although it has not erupted in many centuries
Land use > Permanent crops	1.7% Ranked 96th.	2.06% Ranked 86th. 21% more than North Korea
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area	21 sq. km Ranked 56th.	105 sq. km Ranked 28th. 5 times more than North Korea
Environment > International agreements > Party to	Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution	Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
Surface area > Sq. km > Per capita	5.36 kmÂ² per 1,000 people Ranked 157th. 3 times more than South Korea	2.06 kmÂ² per 1,000 people Ranked 192nd.
Land boundaries > Total	1,671.5 km Ranked 96th. 7 times more than South Korea	238 km Ranked 149th.
Highest point	Paektu-san	Halla-san (in Jeju Island )
Precipitation	1,001 mm Ranked 34th.	1,371 mm Ranked 21st. 37% more than North Korea
Irrigated land > Per capita	0.656 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 4 times more than South Korea	0.183 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 86th.
Note	strategic location bordering China, South Korea, and Russia; mountainous interior is isolated and sparsely populated	strategic location on Korea Strait
Irrigated land per million	622.62 sq km Ranked 38th. 3 times more than South Korea	183.46 sq km Ranked 88th.
Capital	Pyongyang	Seoul
Marine Coastline	2,495 km Ranked 48th. 3% more than South Korea	2,413 km Ranked 54th.
Border to area ratio	0.0139 km/km² Ranked 63th. 6 times more than South Korea	0.00238 km/km² Ranked 145th.
Freshwater > Withdrawal > Per capita	401	389
Freshwater > Withdrawal > Total	9.02	18.59
Highest point elevation	None	None
Environment > International agreements > Signed, but not ratified	Law of the Sea	none of the selected agreements
Northernmost point	Kuok-tong	North of Songdojin-ni
Highest town	Samjiyŏn	Taebaek
Forested Land	68.2% Ranked 10th. 8% more than South Korea	63.3% Ranked 17th.
Area > 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
Area > 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.
Northernmost point latitude	43\u00b000'N	38\u00b037'N
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita per million people	15.14 cu m/yr Ranked 36th. 32% more than South Korea	11.46 cu m/yr Ranked 11th.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total	8.66 cu km/yr Ranked 53th.	25.47 cu km/yr Ranked 29th. 3 times more than North Korea
Land boundaries > Total > Per capita	0.071 km per 1,000 people Ranked 133th. 14 times more than South Korea	0.005 km per 1,000 people Ranked 159th.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita	360.6 cu m/yr Ranked 27th.	548.7 cu m/yr Ranked 5th. 52% more than North Korea
Low-lying areas > Elevation under 5 metres > % of land area	2.42% Ranked 105th.	4.3% Ranked 75th. 78% more than North Korea
Arable land > % of land area	19.1% Ranked 58th. 24% more than South Korea	15.37% Ranked 73th.
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters > % of total population	5.27% Ranked 102nd. 6% more than South Korea	4.96% Ranked 106th.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total	8.66 cu km/yr Ranked 53th.	25.47 cu km/yr Ranked 29th. 3 times more than North Korea
Land boundaries > Total per million	69.01 km Ranked 126th. 14 times more than South Korea	4.86 km Ranked 150th.
Terrestrial protected areas > % of total land area	2.32% Ranked 180th.	6.27% Ranked 145th. 3 times more than North Korea
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita per million people	15.14 cu m/yr Ranked 36th. 32% more than South Korea	11.46 cu m/yr Ranked 11th.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas > % of total territorial area	1.66% Ranked 169th.	5.26% Ranked 137th. 3 times more than North Korea
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total per million people	0.35 cu km/yr Ranked 77th.	0.52 cu km/yr Ranked 56th. 49% more than North Korea
Continent or sub continent	Asia	Asia
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total per million people	0.35 cu km/yr Ranked 77th.	0.52 cu km/yr Ranked 56th. 49% more than North Korea
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita	360.6 cu m/yr Ranked 27th.	548.7 cu m/yr Ranked 5th. 52% more than North Korea

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