Country size comparison
compared to
North Korea is about 3.4 times bigger than Taiwan.
Taiwan is approximately 35,980 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 235% larger than Taiwan. Meanwhile, the population of Taiwan is ~23.6 million people (2.4 million more people live in North Korea).
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