Albania vs South Korea
South Korea is 3.49 times larger than Albania. Albania would fit into South Korea about 3.5 times.
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Albania is 0.29× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 3.49× the size of Albania.
| Albania | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,748 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 2,349,580 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 82 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Tirane | Seoul |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Albania sits at about 41°N and is stretched to 1.76× 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 Albania bigger than South Korea?
- No. Albania is 3.49 times smaller than South Korea. Albania covers 28,748 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Albania fit into South Korea?
- About 3.5 times: South Korea has 3.49× the area of Albania.
- Why do Albania and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Albania is drawn about 1.76× 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, Albania or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 2,349,580. Density: Albania 82 per km², South Korea 515 per km².