Country size comparison
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North Korea is about 10 times bigger than Vanuatu.
Vanuatu is approximately 12,189 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 889% larger than Vanuatu. Meanwhile, the population of Vanuatu is ~308,043 people (25.6 million more people live in North Korea).
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