Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas South Korea is a country in East Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and South Korea regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than South Korea?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of South Korea is 38,750 sq mi. Alaska is bigger than South Korea by 624,518 sq mi. Alaska is around 17.12 times bigger than South Korea.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of South Korea: 38,750 sq mi ( 100,363 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of Alaska as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 732,673.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of South Korea as of 4th April 2022, is estimated to be around 51,345,686.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and South Korea.
The capital of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of South Korea is Seoul.
Official Languages
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
South Korea: Korean
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
South Korea: South Korean, Korean
ISO 3166 Code
Alaska: US-AK
South Korea: KR
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of South Korea as of 2019: 0.916
Alaska Time Zone:
UTC − 9 (Alaska Time Zone)
UTC − 10 (Hawaii – Aleutian Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 8 (Alaska Daylight Time)
UTC − 9 (Hawaii – Aleutian Daylight Time)
South Korea Time Zone:
UTC + 9 (Korea Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of South Korea:
36° 0′ 0″ N, 128° 0′ 0″ E
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