Country size comparison
compared to
Iowa is about 1.2 times bigger than North Korea.
North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, while Iowa is approximately 144,701 sq km, making Iowa 20% larger than North Korea. Meanwhile, the population of North Korea is ~26.0 million people (22.9 million fewer people live in Iowa).
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Live 5.7 years less in North Korea
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