Somalia vs South Korea
Somalia is 6.36 times larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Somalia about 6.4 times.
SomaliaSouth KoreaSomalia moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
6.36×
Somalia is 6.36× the area of South Korea.
| Somalia | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 637,657 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 19,654,739 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Mogadishu | Seoul |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Somalia sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× its true area; South Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. That difference is why South Korea looks so much bigger than it is next to Somalia. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Somalia bigger than South Korea?
- Yes. Somalia is 6.36 times larger than South Korea. Somalia covers 637,657 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Somalia?
- About 6.4 times: Somalia has 6.36× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Somalia and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Somalia is drawn about 1.01× its true area there and South Korea about 1.54×. That is why South Korea looks so much bigger than it really is next to Somalia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Somalia or South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 19,654,739. Density: Somalia 31 per km², South Korea 515 per km².