Country size comparison
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Kyrgyzstan is about 1.7 times bigger than North Korea.
North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, while Kyrgyzstan is approximately 199,951 sq km, making Kyrgyzstan 66% larger than North Korea. Meanwhile, the population of North Korea is ~26.0 million people (19.9 million fewer people live in Kyrgyzstan).
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North Korea is 3.1 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall
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