Croatia vs South Korea
South Korea is 77% larger than Croatia. Croatia would fit into South Korea about 1.8 times.
CroatiaSouth KoreaCroatia moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
0.56×
Croatia is 0.56× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 1.77× the size of Croatia.
| Croatia | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | Seoul |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Croatia sits at about 45°N and is stretched to 2.01× 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 Croatia bigger than South Korea?
- No. Croatia is 44% smaller than South Korea. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Croatia fit into South Korea?
- About 1.8 times: South Korea has 1.77× the area of Croatia.
- Why do Croatia and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Croatia is drawn about 2.01× 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, Croatia or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 3,876,200. Density: Croatia 68 per km², South Korea 515 per km².