Mozambique vs South Korea
Mozambique is 7.99 times larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Mozambique about 8.0 times.
MozambiqueSouth KoreaMozambique moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Mozambique is 7.99× the area of South Korea.
| Mozambique | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Seoul |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Mozambique sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mozambique bigger than South Korea?
- Yes. Mozambique is 7.99 times larger than South Korea. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Mozambique?
- About 8.0 times: Mozambique has 7.99× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Mozambique and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mozambique or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 35,631,653. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², South Korea 515 per km².