South Korea vs US Virgin Islands
South Korea is 290 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into South Korea about 290 times.
South KoreaUS Virgin IslandsSouth Korea moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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South Korea is 290× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| South Korea | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 100,295 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 51,684,564 | 103,792 |
| Density | 515 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Seoul | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Caribbean |
| 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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. South Korea is 290 times larger than US Virgin Islands. South Korea covers 100,295 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into South Korea?
- About 290 times: South Korea has 290× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do South Korea and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 103,792. Density: South Korea 515 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².