North Korea is 1.03× the size of Pennsylvania
North Korea (Asia) covers about 122,000 km² (47,300 mi²) and Pennsylvania (state of the United States) about 119,000 km² (46,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 122,000km²North Korea
- 119,000km²Pennsylvania
100 km
- North Korea
- Pennsylvania
What fits
- Pennsylvania is 98% of the size of North Korea.
- North Korea is larger by 3,020 km² (1,170 mi²), which is 2.5% of the area of Pennsylvania.
- Measured in Belgiums: North Korea is about 3.99, Pennsylvania about 3.89.
How they differ
- North Korea also has the larger population: 26.4 million against 13.0 million, 2.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 216 in North Korea against 109 in Pennsylvania: North Korea is 1.98× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,700 km apart.
- Together North Korea and Pennsylvania cover 242,000 km², close to the size of Uganda (242,000 km², 0.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,020 km², is about the size of Samoa (2,780 km²).
- At Pennsylvania's density, North Korea would have 13.3 million people (it has 26.4 million). At North Korea's density, Pennsylvania would have 25.8 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Pennsylvania's centre is 0.8° of latitude, about 90 km, farther north than North Korea's.
- North Korea ranks 101st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Pennsylvania is the 33rd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 40°N and 41°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in North Korea would have about 4,630 m² and each person in Pennsylvania about 9,180 m².
- Laid side by side, North Korea and Pennsylvania would cover 242,000 km², about the same size as Uganda.
- Together they have 39.4 million people, about as many people as Sudan.
- Counted as a country, Pennsylvania would rank 102nd by area and 78th by population.
Side by side
| North Korea | Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 122,000 km²47,300 mi² | 119,000 km²46,100 mi² |
| Official area | 121,000 km²Wikidata | 119,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 100th of 239worldwide | 33rd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 26.4 millionWikidata, 2023 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 55th of 237worldwide | 5th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 216 per km² | 109 per km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Harrisburg |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 43°N | 40°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2020. 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 119,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 119,000 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