Chile vs South Korea
Chile is 7.54 times larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Chile about 7.5 times.
ChileSouth KoreaChile moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
7.54×
Chile is 7.54× the area of South Korea.
| Chile | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Seoul |
| Region | South America | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Chile sits at about 36°S and is stretched to 1.53× 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 Chile bigger than South Korea?
- Yes. Chile is 7.54 times larger than South Korea. Chile covers 756,102 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Chile?
- About 7.5 times: Chile has 7.54× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Chile and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chile is drawn about 1.53× 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, Chile or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 19,859,921. Density: Chile 26 per km², South Korea 515 per km².