Italy vs South Korea
Italy is 3.01 times larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Italy about 3.0 times.
ItalySouth KoreaItaly moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
3.01×
Italy is 3.01× the area of South Korea.
| Italy | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 302,068 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 58,915,656 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 195 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Rome | Seoul |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Italy sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.85× 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 Italy bigger than South Korea?
- Yes. Italy is 3.01 times larger than South Korea. Italy covers 302,068 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Italy?
- About 3.0 times: Italy has 3.01× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Italy and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Italy is drawn about 1.85× 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, Italy or South Korea?
- Italy: 58,915,656 people against 51,684,564. Density: Italy 195 per km², South Korea 515 per km².