Saint Kitts and Nevis vs South Korea
South Korea is 373 times larger than Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Kitts and Nevis would fit into South Korea about 373 times.
Saint Kitts and NevisSouth KoreaSaint Kitts and Nevis moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Saint Kitts and Nevis is 0.0× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 373× the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 269 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 46,922 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 174 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Basseterre | 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 Kitts and Nevis sits at about 17°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 Kitts and Nevis bigger than South Korea?
- No. Saint Kitts and Nevis is 373 times smaller than South Korea. Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Saint Kitts and Nevis fit into South Korea?
- About 373 times: South Korea has 373× the area of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Why do Saint Kitts and Nevis and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 Kitts and Nevis or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 46,922. Density: Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km², South Korea 515 per km².