Cyprus vs South Korea
South Korea is 10.9 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into South Korea about 11 times.
CyprusSouth KoreaCyprus moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
0.09×
Cyprus is 0.09× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 10.9× the size of Cyprus.
| Cyprus | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Seoul |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cyprus sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× 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 Cyprus bigger than South Korea?
- No. Cyprus is 10.9 times smaller than South Korea. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into South Korea?
- About 11 times: South Korea has 10.9× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Cyprus and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cyprus is drawn about 1.49× 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, Cyprus or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 1,370,754. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², South Korea 515 per km².