Country size comparison
compared to
North Korea is around the same size as Malawi.
Malawi is approximately 118,484 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 2% larger than Malawi. Meanwhile, the population of Malawi is ~20.8 million people (5.2 million more people live in North Korea).
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