Country size comparison
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North Korea is about 3.1 times bigger than Bhutan.
Bhutan is approximately 38,394 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 214% larger than Bhutan. Meanwhile, the population of Bhutan is ~867,775 people (25.1 million more people live in North Korea).
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