Saint Martin vs South Korea
South Korea is 1,892 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into South Korea about 1892 times.
Saint MartinSouth KoreaSaint Martin moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Saint Martin is 0.0× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 1,892× the size of Saint Martin.
| Saint Martin | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 53 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 24,941 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 471 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Marigot | Seoul |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Saint Martin sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Martin bigger than South Korea?
- No. Saint Martin is 1,892 times smaller than South Korea. Saint Martin covers 53 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into South Korea?
- About 1892 times: South Korea has 1,892× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Saint Martin and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Martin is drawn about 1.11× 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 Martin or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 24,941. Density: Saint Martin 471 per km², South Korea 515 per km².