Botswana vs South Korea
Botswana is 5.8 times larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Botswana about 5.8 times.
BotswanaSouth KoreaBotswana moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
5.8×
Botswana is 5.8× the area of South Korea.
| Botswana | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Seoul |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Botswana bigger than South Korea?
- Yes. Botswana is 5.8 times larger than South Korea. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Botswana?
- About 5.8 times: Botswana has 5.8× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Botswana and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× 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, Botswana or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², South Korea 515 per km².