Total & land area: Angola vs N. Korea size comparison [2026]

Angola is 10.3 times bigger by total area compared to North Korea: 481,354 sq mi vs 46,541 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Angola is 481,354 sq mi vs 46,491 sq mi for North Korea — a 10.4 times difference in territory size.

Angola ranks 22/197 by total surface area vs 96/197 for North Korea.
Angola occupies 0.84% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.08% for North Korea.
36.9% of Angola's area is agricultural land vs 21.6% in North Korea.
Angola has 0.97% of the world's agricultural land area — N. Korea has 0.05%.
52.1% of Angola is covered by forests, compared to 49.6% in N. Korea.
1.61% of the world's forests are in Angola, and 0.15% are in North Korea.

True size map comparison: Angola vs North Korea

See how Angola and North Korea compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Angola	North Korea
Total area	481,354 sq mi	46,541 sq mi
Size difference ratio	10.3	1
Total area rank	22/197	96/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.24%	0.02%
Land area	481,354 sq mi	46,491 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	10.4	1
Land area rank	22/197	97/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.84%	0.08%
Population	37,885,849	26,498,823
Population density	83.6 ppl/mi²	573 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Angola	North Korea
Forest area	250,743 sq mi	23,036 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	52.1%	49.6%
Forest area rank	12/196	70/196
World's forests share	1.61%	0.15%
Agricultural land area	177,850 sq mi	10,021 sq mi
Agricultural land share	36.9%	21.6%
Agricultural land area rank	20/194	109/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.97%	0.05%
Arable land	20,792 sq mi	8,861 sq mi
Arable land share	4.32%	19.1%
Arable land area rank	47/191	79/191
Permanent cropland	1,224 sq mi	966 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.25%	2.08%
Permanent cropland area rank	67/192	77/192
Water area	0 sq mi	50.2 sq mi
Water as share of total area	0%	0.11%
Water area rank	170/197	137/197
Roads length	47,224 mi	15,879 mi
Land borders length	3,336 mi	999 mi
Coastline length	994 mi	1,550 mi
Share of marine protected waters	0%	0%

Angola vs North Korea size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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