Lithuania vs South Korea
South Korea is 54% larger than Lithuania. Lithuania would fit into South Korea about 1.5 times.
LithuaniaSouth KoreaLithuania moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Lithuania is 0.65× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 1.54× the size of Lithuania.
| Lithuania | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 65,300 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 2,888,774 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Vilnius | 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. Lithuania sits at about 55°N and is stretched to 3.09× its true area; South Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. That difference is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania bigger than South Korea?
- No. Lithuania is 35% smaller than South Korea. Lithuania covers 65,300 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Lithuania fit into South Korea?
- About 1.5 times: South Korea has 1.54× the area of Lithuania.
- Why do Lithuania and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Lithuania is drawn about 3.09× its true area there and South Korea about 1.54×. That is why Lithuania 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, Lithuania or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 2,888,774. Density: Lithuania 44 per km², South Korea 515 per km².