Jiangsu is 1.02× the size of South Korea
Jiangsu (province of China) covers about 100,000 km² (38,600 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.
- 100,000km²Jiangsu
- 98,500km²South Korea
100 km
- Jiangsu
- South Korea
What fits
- South Korea is 98% of the size of Jiangsu.
- Jiangsu is larger by 1,550 km² (597 mi²), which is 1.6% of the area of South Korea.
- Measured in Belgiums: Jiangsu is about 3.26, South Korea about 3.21.
How they differ
- Jiangsu also has the larger population: 84.7 million against 51.5 million, 1.65× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 847 in Jiangsu against 522 in South Korea: Jiangsu is 1.62× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 852 km apart.
- On a standard web map South Korea looks larger than Jiangsu: Jiangsu at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and South Korea at 36°N about 1.5×, so the map shows South Korea as 1.07× the size of Jiangsu, when Jiangsu is 1.02× the size of South Korea.
- Together Jiangsu and South Korea cover 199,000 km², close to the size of Kyrgyzstan (199,000 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,550 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At South Korea's density, Jiangsu would have 52.3 million people (it has 84.7 million). At Jiangsu's density, South Korea would have 83.4 million (it has 51.5 million).
- South Korea's centre is 3.4° of latitude, about 380 km, farther north than Jiangsu's.
- Jiangsu is the 25th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
- South Korea ranks 109th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- South Korea lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 377 km) north of Jiangsu.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Jiangsu would have about 1,180 m² and each person in South Korea about 1,910 m².
- Laid side by side, Jiangsu and South Korea would cover 199,000 km², about the same size as Kyrgyzstan.
- Together they have 136.2 million people, about as many people as Mexico.
- Counted as a country, Jiangsu would rank 108th by area and 19th by population.
Side by side
| Jiangsu | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 100,000 km²38,600 mi² | 98,500 km²38,000 mi² |
| Official area | 98,300 km²Wikidata | 100,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 25th of 31in China | 108th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 84.7 millionWikidata, 2020 | 51.5 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 31in China | 28th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 847 per km² | 522 per km² |
| Capital | Nanjing | Seoul |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 35°N | 33°N to 39°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2017. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 98,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 100,000 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