Country size comparison
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North Korea is about 4 times bigger than Belgium.
Belgium is approximately 30,528 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 295% larger than Belgium. Meanwhile, the population of Belgium is ~11.9 million people (14.6 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 Belgium · OECD 2021
1 people moved from North Korea to Belgium.
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