Pitcairn Islands vs South Korea
South Korea is 2,134 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into South Korea about 2134 times.
Pitcairn IslandsSouth KoreaPitcairn Islands moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Pitcairn Islands is 0.0× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 2,134× the size of Pitcairn Islands.
| Pitcairn Islands | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 47 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 50 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 1.1 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Adamstown | Seoul |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands sits at about 24°S and is stretched to 1.21× 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 Pitcairn Islands bigger than South Korea?
- No. Pitcairn Islands is 2,134 times smaller than South Korea. Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into South Korea?
- About 2134 times: South Korea has 2,134× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Pitcairn Islands and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands is drawn about 1.21× 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, Pitcairn Islands or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 50. Density: Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km², South Korea 515 per km².