Country size comparison
compared to
North Korea is about 8 times smaller than Egypt.
Egypt is approximately 1,001,450 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 12.04% the size of Egypt. Meanwhile, the population of Egypt is ~107.8 million people (81.8 million fewer 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 Egypt · UN DESA 2020
102 people born in North Korea live in Egypt.
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