Latvia vs South Korea
South Korea is 55% larger than Latvia. Latvia would fit into South Korea about 1.6 times.
LatviaSouth KoreaLatvia moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
0.64×
Latvia is 0.64× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 1.55× the size of Latvia.
| Latvia | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 64,594 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 1,847,785 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Riga | Seoul |
| Region | Northern 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. Latvia sits at about 57°N and is stretched to 3.35× its true area; South Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. That difference is why Latvia 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 Latvia bigger than South Korea?
- No. Latvia is 36% smaller than South Korea. Latvia covers 64,594 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Latvia fit into South Korea?
- About 1.6 times: South Korea has 1.55× the area of Latvia.
- Why do Latvia and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Latvia is drawn about 3.35× its true area there and South Korea about 1.54×. That is why Latvia 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, Latvia or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 1,847,785. Density: Latvia 29 per km², South Korea 515 per km².