South Korea vs Syria
Syria is 85% larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Syria about 1.8 times.
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0.54×
South Korea is 0.54× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 1.85× the size of South Korea.
| South Korea | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 100,295 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 51,684,564 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 515 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Seoul | Damascus |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. South Korea sits at about 36°N and is stretched to 1.54× its true area; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Korea bigger than Syria?
- No. South Korea is 46% smaller than Syria. South Korea covers 100,295 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Syria?
- About 1.8 times: Syria has 1.85× the area of South Korea.
- Why do South Korea and Syria look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. South Korea is drawn about 1.54× its true area there and Syria about 1.49×. 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 Korea or Syria?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 25,620,427. Density: South Korea 515 per km², Syria 138 per km².