Comoros vs South Korea
South Korea is 49.3 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into South Korea about 49 times.
ComorosSouth KoreaComoros moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.02× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 49.3× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Seoul |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than South Korea?
- No. Comoros is 49.3 times smaller than South Korea. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into South Korea?
- About 49 times: South Korea has 49.3× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², South Korea 515 per km².