Guangxi is 2.41× the size of South Korea
Guangxi (autonomous region of China) covers about 237,000 km² (91,600 mi²) and South Korea (Asia) about 98,500 km² (38,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 237,000km²Guangxi
- 98,500km²South Korea
200 km
- Guangxi
- South Korea
What fits
- South Korea fits inside Guangxi about 2.41 times by area.
- Guangxi is larger by 139,000 km² (53,600 mi²), which is 141% of the area of South Korea.
- Measured in Belgiums: Guangxi is about 7.74, South Korea about 3.21.
How they differ
- Guangxi is larger, but South Korea has the larger population: 51.5 million against 50.1 million, 1.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 522 in South Korea against 211 in Guangxi: South Korea is 2.47× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,290 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Guangxi at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and South Korea at 36°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Guangxi as 1.87× the size of South Korea instead of 2.41×.
- Together Guangxi and South Korea cover 336,000 km², close to the size of Finland (333,000 km², 0.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 139,000 km², is about the size of Bangladesh (137,000 km²).
- At South Korea's density, Guangxi would have 123.9 million people (it has 50.1 million). At Guangxi's density, South Korea would have 20.8 million (it has 51.5 million).
- South Korea's centre is 12.5° of latitude, about 1,390 km, farther north than Guangxi's.
- Guangxi is the 9th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.5% of its area; it is the 20th most densely populated of them.
- South Korea ranks 109th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- South Korea lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,390 km) north of Guangxi.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Guangxi would have about 4,730 m² and each person in South Korea about 1,910 m².
- Laid side by side, Guangxi and South Korea would cover 336,000 km², about the same size as Finland.
- Together they have 101.6 million people, 96% as many people as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Counted as a country, Guangxi would rank 82nd by area and 29th by population.
Side by side
| Guangxi | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous RegionChina | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 237,000 km²91,600 mi² | 98,500 km²38,000 mi² |
| Official area | 235,000 km²Wikidata | 100,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 9th of 31in China | 108th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 50.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 51.5 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Rank by population | 11th of 31in China | 28th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 211 per km² | 522 per km² |
| Capital | Nanning | Seoul |
| Latitude range | 21°N to 26°N | 33°N to 39°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2017. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 235,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 237,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 100,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 98,500 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12