Country size comparison
compared to
North Korea is about 1.4 times bigger than Austria.
Austria is approximately 83,871 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 44% larger than Austria. Meanwhile, the population of Austria is ~8.9 million people (17.0 million more people live in North Korea).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 4 categories - 2026 data
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Moving from North Korea to Austria · OECD 2023
39 people moved from North Korea to Austria.
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