Afghanistan vs South Korea
Afghanistan is 6.5 times larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Afghanistan about 6.5 times.
AfghanistanSouth KoreaAfghanistan moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 6.5× the area of South Korea.
| Afghanistan | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Seoul |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; South Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than South Korea?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 6.5 times larger than South Korea. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Afghanistan?
- About 6.5 times: Afghanistan has 6.5× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Afghanistan and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and South Korea about 1.54×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², South Korea 515 per km².