Country size comparison
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North Korea is about 5 times bigger than Djibouti.
Djibouti is approximately 23,200 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 420% larger than Djibouti. Meanwhile, the population of Djibouti is ~957,273 people (25.0 million more people live in North Korea).
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