Country size comparison
compared to
Italy is about 2.5 times bigger than North Korea.
North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, while Italy is approximately 301,340 sq km, making Italy 150% larger than North Korea. Meanwhile, the population of North Korea is ~26.0 million people (35.1 million more people live in Italy).
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