Saint Helena vs South Korea
South Korea is 255 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into South Korea about 255 times.
Saint HelenaSouth KoreaSaint Helena moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Saint Helena is 0.0× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 255× the size of Saint Helena.
| Saint Helena | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 394 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 5,633 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 14 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Jamestown | Seoul |
| Region | Western Africa | 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 Helena sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Helena bigger than South Korea?
- No. Saint Helena is 255 times smaller than South Korea. Saint Helena covers 394 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into South Korea?
- About 255 times: South Korea has 255× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Saint Helena and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Helena is drawn about 1.05× 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 Helena or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 5,633. Density: Saint Helena 14 per km², South Korea 515 per km².