Country size comparison

compared to

United Arab Emirates is about 1.2 times smaller than South Korea.

South Korea is approximately 99,720 sq km, while United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, making United Arab Emirates 83.83% the size of South Korea. Meanwhile, the population of South Korea is ~51.8 million people (41.9 million fewer people live in United Arab Emirates).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of South Korea vs. United Arab Emirates uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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