Greece vs South Korea
Greece is 32% larger than South Korea.
GreeceSouth KoreaGreece moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
1.32×
Greece is 1.32× the area of South Korea.
| Greece | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Seoul |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× 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 Greece bigger than South Korea?
- Yes. Greece is 32% larger than South Korea. Greece covers 131,957 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Greece?
- About 1.3 times: Greece has 1.32× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Greece and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× 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, Greece or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², South Korea 515 per km².