Country size comparison
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North Korea is about 21 times bigger than Brunei.
Brunei is approximately 5,765 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 1,991% larger than Brunei. Meanwhile, the population of Brunei is ~478,054 people (25.5 million more people live in North Korea).
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