Country size comparison

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South Korea is about 1.3 times bigger than Panama.

Panama is approximately 75,420 sq km, while South Korea is approximately 99,720 sq km, making South Korea 32% larger than Panama. Meanwhile, the population of Panama is ~4.3 million people (47.5 million more people live in South Korea).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Panama vs. South Korea uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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