Egypt vs South Korea
Egypt is 10.1 times larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Egypt about 10 times.
EgyptSouth KoreaEgypt moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Egypt is 10.1× the area of South Korea.
| Egypt | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Seoul |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than South Korea?
- Yes. Egypt is 10.1 times larger than South Korea. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Egypt?
- About 10 times: Egypt has 10.1× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Egypt and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or South Korea?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 51,684,564. Density: Egypt 117 per km², South Korea 515 per km².