South Korea vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 3.9 times larger than South Korea. South Korea would fit into Zimbabwe about 3.9 times.
South KoreaZimbabweSouth Korea moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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South Korea is 0.26× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 3.9× the size of South Korea.
| South Korea | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 100,295 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 51,684,564 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 515 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Seoul | Harare |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. South Korea is 3.9 times smaller than Zimbabwe. South Korea covers 100,295 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 3.9 times: Zimbabwe has 3.9× the area of South Korea.
- Why do South Korea and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 16,950,795. Density: South Korea 515 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².