Country size comparison
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Brunei is about 21 times smaller than North Korea.
North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, while Brunei is approximately 5,765 sq km, making Brunei 4.78% the size of North Korea. Meanwhile, the population of North Korea is ~26.0 million people (25.5 million fewer people live in Brunei).
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North Korea is 78.6% more expensive than Brunei overall
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