Andorra vs South Korea
South Korea is 214 times larger than Andorra. Andorra would fit into South Korea about 214 times.
AndorraSouth KoreaAndorra moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Andorra is 0.0× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 214× the size of Andorra.
| Andorra | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 468 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 82,904 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 177 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Andorra la Vella | Seoul |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Andorra sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.84× 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 Andorra bigger than South Korea?
- No. Andorra is 214 times smaller than South Korea. Andorra covers 468 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Andorra fit into South Korea?
- About 214 times: South Korea has 214× the area of Andorra.
- Why do Andorra and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Andorra is drawn about 1.84× 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, Andorra or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 82,904. Density: Andorra 177 per km², South Korea 515 per km².