Oman vs South Korea
Oman is 3.09 times larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Oman about 3.1 times.
OmanSouth KoreaOman moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
3.09×
Oman is 3.09× the area of South Korea.
| Oman | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 309,500 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 5,494,691 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Muscat | Seoul |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Oman sits at about 21°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 Oman bigger than South Korea?
- Yes. Oman is 3.09 times larger than South Korea. Oman covers 309,500 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Oman?
- About 3.1 times: Oman has 3.09× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Oman and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Oman 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, Oman or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 5,494,691. Density: Oman 18 per km², South Korea 515 per km².