Country size comparison
compared to
North Korea is about 381 times bigger than Malta.
Malta is approximately 316 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 38,045% larger than Malta. Meanwhile, the population of Malta is ~464,186 people (25.5 million more people live in North Korea).
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