Portugal vs South Korea
South Korea is 9% larger than Portugal.
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0.92×
Portugal is 0.92× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 1.09× the size of Portugal.
| Portugal | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 92,225 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 10,804,871 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Lisbon | Seoul |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Portugal sits at about 40°N and is stretched to 1.68× 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 Portugal bigger than South Korea?
- No. Portugal is 8% smaller than South Korea. Portugal covers 92,225 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Portugal fit into South Korea?
- About 1.1 times: South Korea has 1.09× the area of Portugal.
- Why do Portugal and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Portugal is drawn about 1.68× 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, Portugal or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 10,804,871. Density: Portugal 117 per km², South Korea 515 per km².