North Korea is 2.78× the size of Haryana
North Korea (Asia) covers about 122,000 km² (47,300 mi²) and Haryana (state of India) about 43,900 km² (17,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 122,000km²North Korea
- 43,900km²Haryana
100 km
- North Korea
- Haryana
What fits
- Haryana fits inside North Korea about 2.78 times by area.
- North Korea is larger by 78,400 km² (30,300 mi²), which is 178% of the area of Haryana.
- Measured in Belgiums: North Korea is about 3.99, Haryana about 1.43.
How they differ
- North Korea also has the larger population: 26.4 million against 25.4 million, 1.04× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 577 in Haryana against 216 in North Korea: Haryana is 2.67× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,740 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: North Korea at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Haryana at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows North Korea as 3.63× the size of Haryana instead of 2.78×.
- Together North Korea and Haryana cover 166,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 78,400 km², is about the size of Czechia (78,800 km²).
- At Haryana's density, North Korea would have 70.6 million people (it has 26.4 million). At North Korea's density, Haryana would have 9.5 million (it has 25.4 million).
- North Korea's centre is 10.9° of latitude, about 1,220 km, farther north than Haryana's.
- North Korea ranks 101st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Haryana is the 21st largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- North Korea lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,220 km) north of Haryana.
- Shared out evenly, each person in North Korea would have about 4,630 m² and each person in Haryana about 1,730 m².
- Laid side by side, North Korea and Haryana would cover 166,000 km², 1.06× the size of Tunisia.
- Together they have 51.8 million people, about as many people as South Korea.
- Counted as a country, Haryana would rank 133rd by area and 56th by population.
Side by side
| North Korea | Haryana | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 122,000 km²47,300 mi² | 43,900 km²17,000 mi² |
| Official area | 121,000 km²Wikidata | 44,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 100th of 239worldwide | 21st of 36in India |
| Population | 26.4 millionWikidata, 2023 | 25.4 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 55th of 237worldwide | 18th of 36in India |
| Density | 216 per km² | 577 per km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Chandigarh |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 43°N | 28°N to 31°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 121,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 122,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 44,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 43,900 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12