Country size comparison

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South Korea is about 217 times bigger than Palau.

Palau is approximately 459 sq km, while South Korea is approximately 99,720 sq km, making South Korea 21,625% larger than Palau. Meanwhile, the population of Palau is ~21,695 people (51.8 million more people live in South Korea).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Palau vs. South Korea uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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Make 68.8% less money in Palau
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Palau is 47.7% more expensive than South Korea overall
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Moving from South Korea to Palau · UN DESA 2020
68 people born in South Korea live in Palau.
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