Chad vs South Korea
Chad is 12.8 times larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Chad about 13 times.
ChadSouth KoreaChad moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
12.8×
Chad is 12.8× the area of South Korea.
| Chad | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Seoul |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than South Korea?
- Yes. Chad is 12.8 times larger than South Korea. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Chad?
- About 13 times: Chad has 12.8× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Chad and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 21,003,705. Density: Chad 16 per km², South Korea 515 per km².