Argentina vs South Korea
Argentina is 27.7 times larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Argentina about 28 times.
ArgentinaSouth KoreaArgentina moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
27.7×
Argentina is 27.7× the area of South Korea.
| Argentina | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,780,400 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 45,851,378 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Seoul |
| Region | South America | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Argentina sits at about 35°S and is stretched to 1.48× 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 Argentina bigger than South Korea?
- Yes. Argentina is 27.7 times larger than South Korea. Argentina covers 2,780,400 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Argentina?
- About 28 times: Argentina has 27.7× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Argentina and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Argentina is drawn about 1.48× 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, Argentina or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 45,851,378. Density: Argentina 16 per km², South Korea 515 per km².