Azerbaijan vs South Korea
South Korea is 16% larger than Azerbaijan.
AzerbaijanSouth KoreaAzerbaijan moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Azerbaijan is 0.86× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 1.16× the size of Azerbaijan.
| Azerbaijan | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 86,600 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 10,246,996 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 118 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Baku | Seoul |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Azerbaijan sits at about 40°N and is stretched to 1.72× 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 Azerbaijan bigger than South Korea?
- No. Azerbaijan is 14% smaller than South Korea. Azerbaijan covers 86,600 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Azerbaijan fit into South Korea?
- About 1.2 times: South Korea has 1.16× the area of Azerbaijan.
- Why do Azerbaijan and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Azerbaijan is drawn about 1.72× 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, Azerbaijan or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 10,246,996. Density: Azerbaijan 118 per km², South Korea 515 per km².