Saint Barthélemy vs South Korea
South Korea is 4,179 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into South Korea about 4179 times.
Saint BarthélemySouth KoreaSaint Barthélemy moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Saint Barthélemy is 0.0× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 4,179× the size of Saint Barthélemy.
| Saint Barthélemy | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 24 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 10,124 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 422 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Gustavia | Seoul |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Saint Barthélemy sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Saint Barthélemy bigger than South Korea?
- No. Saint Barthélemy is 4,179 times smaller than South Korea. Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into South Korea?
- About 4179 times: South Korea has 4,179× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Saint Barthélemy and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Barthélemy is drawn about 1.1× 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, Saint Barthélemy or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 10,124. Density: Saint Barthélemy 422 per km², South Korea 515 per km².