Hungary vs South Korea
South Korea is 8% larger than Hungary.
HungarySouth KoreaHungary moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
0.93×
Hungary is 0.93× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 1.08× the size of Hungary.
| Hungary | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 93,011 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 9,514,251 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 102 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Budapest | Seoul |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Hungary sits at about 47°N and is stretched to 2.16× its true area; South Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. That difference is why Hungary looks so much bigger than it is next to South Korea. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Hungary bigger than South Korea?
- No. Hungary is 7% smaller than South Korea. Hungary covers 93,011 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Hungary fit into South Korea?
- About 1.1 times: South Korea has 1.08× the area of Hungary.
- Why do Hungary and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Hungary is drawn about 2.16× its true area there and South Korea about 1.54×. That is why Hungary looks so much bigger than it really is next to South Korea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Hungary or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 9,514,251. Density: Hungary 102 per km², South Korea 515 per km².