Country size comparison
compared to
South Korea is about 1.2 times smaller than North Korea.
North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, while South Korea is approximately 99,720 sq km, making South Korea 82.73% the size of North Korea. Meanwhile, the population of North Korea is ~26.0 million people (25.9 million more people live in South Korea).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 7 statistics
Be 45.3% less likely to have access to electricity in North Korea
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Cost of Living Comparison · 4 categories - 2026 data
North Korea is 26.7% more expensive than South Korea overall
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Moving from South Korea to North Korea · UN DESA 2020
5,477 people born in South Korea live in North Korea.
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