Country size comparison
compared to
North Korea is about 18 times smaller than Greenland.
Greenland is approximately 2,166,086 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 5.56% the size of Greenland. Meanwhile, the population of Greenland is ~57,792 people (25.9 million more people live in North Korea).
Tip:
This to-scale comparison of
Greenland
vs.
North Korea
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Try dragging the outline to reposition.
Compare further: North Korea vs. Greenland
Flip Comparison · See true size
See North Korea on top of Greenland
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 4 statistics
Be 82.8% more likely to have access to electricity in Greenland
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 4 categories - 2026 data
Greenland is 3.4 times more expensive than North Korea overall
→
Moving from North Korea to Greenland · Cost, visas & climate
Compare cost of living, salary and climate.
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.