Samoa vs South Korea
South Korea is 35.3 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into South Korea about 35 times.
SamoaSouth KoreaSamoa moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Samoa is 0.03× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 35.3× the size of Samoa.
| Samoa | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | Seoul |
| Region | Polynesia | 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. Samoa sits at about 14°S and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Samoa bigger than South Korea?
- No. Samoa is 35.3 times smaller than South Korea. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into South Korea?
- About 35 times: South Korea has 35.3× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Samoa is drawn about 1.06× 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, Samoa or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 219,306. Density: Samoa 77 per km², South Korea 515 per km².