South Korea vs Tajikistan
Tajikistan is 43% larger than South Korea.
South KoreaTajikistanSouth Korea moved onto Tajikistan · Equal-area projection
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South Korea is 0.7× the area of Tajikistan. Put the other way, Tajikistan is 1.43× the size of South Korea.
| South Korea | Tajikistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 100,295 km² | 143,100 km² |
| Population | 51,684,564 | 10,786,734 |
| Density | 515 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Seoul | Dushanbe |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Tajikistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.63×. 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 Tajikistan?
- No. South Korea is 30% smaller than Tajikistan. South Korea covers 100,295 km² and Tajikistan covers 143,100 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Tajikistan?
- About 1.4 times: Tajikistan has 1.43× the area of South Korea.
- Why do South Korea and Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan about 1.63×. 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 Tajikistan?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 10,786,734. Density: South Korea 515 per km², Tajikistan 75 per km².