South Korea vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 76% larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Uruguay about 1.8 times.
South KoreaUruguaySouth Korea moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
0.57×
South Korea is 0.57× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 1.76× the size of South Korea.
| South Korea | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 100,295 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 51,684,564 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 515 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Seoul | Montevideo |
| Region | Eastern Asia | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. South Korea is 43% smaller than Uruguay. South Korea covers 100,295 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Uruguay?
- About 1.8 times: Uruguay has 1.76× the area of South Korea.
- Why do South Korea and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 3,384,688. Density: South Korea 515 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².