Country size comparison
compared to
North Korea is about 2 times smaller than United Kingdom.
United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 49.48% the size of United Kingdom. Meanwhile, the population of United Kingdom is ~69.5 million people (42.9 million fewer people live in North Korea).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 13 statistics
Be 73.9% more likely to have access to electricity in United Kingdom
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Cost of Living Comparison · 4 categories - 2026 data
United Kingdom is 4.0 times more expensive than North Korea overall
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Moving from North Korea to United Kingdom · UN DESA 2020
11,385 people born in North Korea live in United Kingdom.
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