Bolivia vs South Korea
Bolivia is 11.0 times larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Bolivia about 11 times.
BoliviaSouth KoreaBolivia moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
11.0×
Bolivia is 11.0× the area of South Korea.
| Bolivia | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | Seoul |
| Region | South America | 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. Bolivia sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Bolivia bigger than South Korea?
- Yes. Bolivia is 11.0 times larger than South Korea. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Bolivia?
- About 11 times: Bolivia has 11.0× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Bolivia and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bolivia is drawn about 1.09× 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, Bolivia or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 12,581,843. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², South Korea 515 per km².