South Korea vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 9.45 times larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Tanzania about 9.4 times.
South KoreaTanzaniaSouth Korea moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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South Korea is 0.11× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 9.45× the size of South Korea.
| South Korea | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 100,295 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 51,684,564 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 515 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Seoul | Dodoma |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why South Korea looks so much bigger than it is next to Tanzania. 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 Tanzania?
- No. South Korea is 9.45 times smaller than Tanzania. South Korea covers 100,295 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Tanzania?
- About 9.4 times: Tanzania has 9.45× the area of South Korea.
- Why do South Korea and Tanzania 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 Tanzania about 1.01×. That is why South Korea looks so much bigger than it really is next to Tanzania. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, South Korea or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 51,684,564. Density: South Korea 515 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².