South Korea is 1.04× the size of Santa Catarina
South Korea (Asia) covers about 98,500 km² (38,000 mi²) and Santa Catarina (state of Brazil) about 95,100 km² (36,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 98,500km²South Korea
- 95,100km²Santa Catarina
100 km
- South Korea
- Santa Catarina
What fits
- Santa Catarina is 97% of the size of South Korea.
- South Korea is larger by 3,450 km² (1,330 mi²), which is 3.6% of the area of Santa Catarina.
- Measured in Belgiums: South Korea is about 3.21, Santa Catarina about 3.10.
How they differ
- South Korea also has the larger population: 51.5 million against 7.6 million, 6.76× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 522 in South Korea against 80 in Santa Catarina: South Korea is 6.53× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 19,000 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: South Korea at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Santa Catarina at 27°S about 1.3×, so the map shows South Korea as 1.26× the size of Santa Catarina instead of 1.04×.
- Together South Korea and Santa Catarina cover 194,000 km², close to the size of Senegal (196,000 km², 1.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,450 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Santa Catarina's density, South Korea would have 7.9 million people (it has 51.5 million). At South Korea's density, Santa Catarina would have 49.7 million (it has 7.6 million).
- South Korea's centre is 63.6° of latitude, about 7,070 km, farther north than Santa Catarina's.
- South Korea ranks 109th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Santa Catarina is the 20th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- South Korea lies about 64° of latitude (roughly 7,070 km) north of Santa Catarina, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in South Korea would have about 1,910 m² and each person in Santa Catarina about 12,500 m².
- Laid side by side, South Korea and Santa Catarina would cover 194,000 km², about the same size as Senegal.
- Together they have 59.1 million people, about as many people as Italy.
- Counted as a country, Santa Catarina would rank 110th by area and 102nd by population.
Side by side
| South Korea | Santa Catarina | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 98,500 km²38,000 mi² | 95,100 km²36,700 mi² |
| Official area | 100,000 km²Wikidata | 95,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 108th of 239worldwide | 20th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 51.5 millionWikidata, 2017 | 7.6 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 28th of 237worldwide | 10th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 522 per km² | 80 per km² |
| Capital | Seoul | Florianópolis |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 39°N | 29°S to 26°S |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 100,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 98,500 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 95,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 95,100 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