Which has higher surface area, North Korea or Malawi?

North Korea, at 120,540 sq. km against 118,484 sq. km in Malawi as of 2024.

What is the difference in surface area between North Korea and Malawi?

2,056 sq. km, with North Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Malawi?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

North Korea vs Malawi: Surface area (sq. km)

North Korea

120,540 sq. km

in 2024

Malawi

118,484 sq. km

in 2024

North Korea rank

100th

Malawi rank

101st

Surface area (sq. km) over time

North Korea
Malawi

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 120,540 sq. km against 118,484 sq. km in Malawi, a difference of 2,056 sq. km.

Across all 64 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 100th and Malawi ranks 101st of 216 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1960s	120,540 sq. km	118,480 sq. km	2,060 sq. km	North Korea
1970s	120,540 sq. km	118,480 sq. km	2,060 sq. km	North Korea
1980s	120,540 sq. km	118,480 sq. km	2,060 sq. km	North Korea
1990s	120,540 sq. km	118,480 sq. km	2,060 sq. km	North Korea
2000s	120,540 sq. km	118,480 sq. km	2,060 sq. km	North Korea
2010s	120,540 sq. km	118,480 sq. km	2,060 sq. km	North Korea
2020s	120,540 sq. km	118,482 sq. km	2,058 sq. km	North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, North Korea or Malawi?: North Korea, at 120,540 sq. km against 118,484 sq. km in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between North Korea and Malawi?: 2,056 sq. km, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Malawi?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do North Korea and Malawi rank globally for surface area?: North Korea ranks 100th and Malawi ranks 101st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.