Senegal vs South Korea
Senegal is 96% larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Senegal about 2.0 times.
SenegalSouth KoreaSenegal moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Senegal is 1.96× the area of South Korea.
| Senegal | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 196,722 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 18,931,966 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 96 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Dakar | Seoul |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Senegal sits at about 14°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Senegal bigger than South Korea?
- Yes. Senegal is 96% larger than South Korea. Senegal covers 196,722 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Senegal?
- About 2.0 times: Senegal has 1.96× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Senegal and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Senegal is drawn about 1.07× 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, Senegal or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 18,931,966. Density: Senegal 96 per km², South Korea 515 per km².