Country size comparison
compared to
South Korea is about 1.3 times bigger than South Carolina.
South Carolina is approximately 77,983 sq km, while South Korea is approximately 99,720 sq km, making South Korea 28% larger than South Carolina. Meanwhile, the population of South Carolina is ~4.6 million people (47.2 million more people live in South Korea).
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