Qatar vs South Korea
South Korea is 8.77 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into South Korea about 8.8 times.
QatarSouth KoreaQatar moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Qatar is 0.11× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 8.77× the size of Qatar.
| Qatar | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,437 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 2,972,215 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 260 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Doha | Seoul |
| Region | Western Asia | 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. Qatar sits at about 25°N and is stretched to 1.22× 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 Qatar bigger than South Korea?
- No. Qatar is 8.77 times smaller than South Korea. Qatar covers 11,437 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into South Korea?
- About 8.8 times: South Korea has 8.77× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Qatar and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Qatar is drawn about 1.22× 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, Qatar or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 2,972,215. Density: Qatar 260 per km², South Korea 515 per km².