South Africa vs South Korea
South Africa is 12.2 times larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into South Africa about 12 times.
South AfricaSouth KoreaSouth Africa moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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South Africa is 12.2× the area of South Korea.
| South Africa | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,221,037 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 64,747,319 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Pretoria | Seoul |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. South Africa sits at about 29°S and is stretched to 1.31× 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 South Africa bigger than South Korea?
- Yes. South Africa is 12.2 times larger than South Korea. South Africa covers 1,221,037 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into South Africa?
- About 12 times: South Africa has 12.2× the area of South Korea.
- Why do South Africa and South Korea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. South Africa is drawn about 1.31× 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, South Africa or South Korea?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 51,684,564. Density: South Africa 53 per km², South Korea 515 per km².