Mauritania vs South Korea
Mauritania is 10.3 times larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Mauritania about 10 times.
MauritaniaSouth KoreaMauritania moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 10.3× the area of South Korea.
| Mauritania | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Seoul |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Mauritania sits at about 20°N and is stretched to 1.14× 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 Mauritania bigger than South Korea?
- Yes. Mauritania is 10.3 times larger than South Korea. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Mauritania?
- About 10 times: Mauritania has 10.3× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Mauritania and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mauritania is drawn about 1.14× 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, Mauritania or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², South Korea 515 per km².