South Korea vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 63% larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Tunisia about 1.6 times.
South KoreaTunisiaSouth Korea moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
0.61×
South Korea is 0.61× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 1.63× the size of South Korea.
| South Korea | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 100,295 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 51,684,564 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 515 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Seoul | Tunis |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. South Korea is 39% smaller than Tunisia. South Korea covers 100,295 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Tunisia?
- About 1.6 times: Tunisia has 1.63× the area of South Korea.
- Why do South Korea and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 12,348,573. Density: South Korea 515 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².