Country size comparison
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North Korea is about 4.6 times bigger than Rwanda.
Rwanda is approximately 26,338 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 358% larger than Rwanda. Meanwhile, the population of Rwanda is ~13.2 million people (12.8 million more people live in North Korea).
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