Kiribati vs South Korea
South Korea is 124 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into South Korea about 124 times.
KiribatiSouth KoreaKiribati moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.01× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 124× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Seoul |
| Region | Micronesia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Kiribati sits at about 1°N and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; South Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. That difference is why South Korea looks so much bigger than it is next to Kiribati. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Kiribati bigger than South Korea?
- No. Kiribati is 124 times smaller than South Korea. Kiribati covers 811 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into South Korea?
- About 124 times: South Korea has 124× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kiribati is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and South Korea about 1.54×. That is why South Korea looks so much bigger than it really is next to Kiribati. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Kiribati or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², South Korea 515 per km².