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Antigua and Barbuda vs South Korea

South Korea is 228 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into South Korea about 228 times.

Antigua and BarbudaSouth KoreaAntigua and Barbuda moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.0× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 228× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and BarbudaSouth Korea
Area440 km²100,295 km²
Population94,20951,684,564
Density214 / km²515 / km²
CapitalSaint John'sSeoul
RegionCaribbeanEastern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours01

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Antigua and Barbuda bigger than South Korea?
No. Antigua and Barbuda is 228 times smaller than South Korea. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into South Korea?
About 228 times: South Korea has 228× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
Why do Antigua and Barbuda and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or South Korea?
South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², South Korea 515 per km².
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