Myanmar vs South Korea
Myanmar is 6.75 times larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Myanmar about 6.7 times.
MyanmarSouth KoreaMyanmar moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Myanmar is 6.75× the area of South Korea.
| Myanmar | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 676,577 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 54,850,648 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Naypyidaw | Seoul |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Myanmar sits at about 21°N and is stretched to 1.15× 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 Myanmar bigger than South Korea?
- Yes. Myanmar is 6.75 times larger than South Korea. Myanmar covers 676,577 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Myanmar?
- About 6.7 times: Myanmar has 6.75× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Myanmar and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Myanmar is drawn about 1.15× 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, Myanmar or South Korea?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 51,684,564. Density: Myanmar 81 per km², South Korea 515 per km².