Serbia vs South Korea
South Korea is 13% larger than Serbia.
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0.88×
Serbia is 0.88× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 1.13× the size of Serbia.
| Serbia | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 88,499 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 6,549,143 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 74 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Belgrade | Seoul |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 8 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Serbia sits at about 44°N and is stretched to 1.95× 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 Serbia bigger than South Korea?
- No. Serbia is 12% smaller than South Korea. Serbia covers 88,499 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Serbia fit into South Korea?
- About 1.1 times: South Korea has 1.13× the area of Serbia.
- Why do Serbia and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Serbia is drawn about 1.95× 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, Serbia or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 6,549,143. Density: Serbia 74 per km², South Korea 515 per km².