Angola vs South Korea
Angola is 12.4 times larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Angola about 12 times.
AngolaSouth KoreaAngola moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Angola is 12.4× the area of South Korea.
| Angola | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Seoul |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Angola bigger than South Korea?
- Yes. Angola is 12.4 times larger than South Korea. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Angola?
- About 12 times: Angola has 12.4× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Angola and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× 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, Angola or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 39,040,039. Density: Angola 31 per km², South Korea 515 per km².