Country size comparison
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Laos is about 2 times bigger than North Korea.
North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, while Laos is approximately 236,800 sq km, making Laos 96% larger than North Korea. Meanwhile, the population of North Korea is ~26.0 million people (18.2 million fewer people live in Laos).
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