Asia · True size
🇰🇷 South Korea
1.6×
South Korea is drawn 1.6× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
97,166 km²
On the old map
1.6×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#61
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.07%
On the old map
South Korea looks about the same size as Latvia on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: South Korea at the size the old map gives it, next to Latvia's true size. South Korea's real area is 97,166 km² — Latvia is 64,255 km².
By area
South Korea would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
The Netherlands fits inside South Korea 2.6 times. Israel fits inside South Korea 4.4 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. South Korea's middle sits at 36°N, where the stretch is about 1.5×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares South Korea's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.
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