Eritrea vs South Korea
Eritrea is 17% larger than South Korea.
EritreaSouth KoreaEritrea moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
1.17×
Eritrea is 1.17× the area of South Korea.
| Eritrea | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Seoul |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than South Korea?
- Yes. Eritrea is 17% larger than South Korea. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Eritrea?
- About 1.2 times: Eritrea has 1.17× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Eritrea and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², South Korea 515 per km².