South Korea vs Taiwan
South Korea is 2.77 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into South Korea about 2.8 times.
South KoreaTaiwanSouth Korea moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
2.77×
South Korea is 2.77× the area of Taiwan.
| South Korea | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 100,295 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 51,684,564 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 515 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Seoul | Taipei |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Yes. South Korea is 2.77 times larger than Taiwan. South Korea covers 100,295 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into South Korea?
- About 2.8 times: South Korea has 2.77× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do South Korea and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 23,262,544. Density: South Korea 515 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².