Northern Ireland is a country located in Europe and is a part of the United Kingdom, whereas South Korea is a country in East Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Northern Ireland and South Korea regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Northern Ireland bigger than South Korea?
The total area of Northern Ireland is 14,130 sq km, and the total area of South Korea is 100,363 sq km. Northern Ireland is smaller than South Korea by 86,233 sq km. Northern Ireland is around 7.10 times smaller than South Korea.
Area of Northern Ireland: 5,460 sq mi ( 14,130 km2 )
Area of South Korea: 38,750 sq mi ( 100,363 km2 )
Population
According to the Eurostat and United Nations data, the total population of Northern Ireland as of 2019 was estimated to be around 1.885 Million.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of South Korea as of 22nd July 2021, is 51,314,810.
Here is some more data comparison between Northern Ireland and South Korea.
The capital city of Northern Ireland is Belfast, and the capital city of South Korea is Seoul.
Official Languages
Northern Ireland: English, Irish
South Korea: Korean
Human Development Index
HDI of Northern Ireland as of 2018: 0.887
HDI of South Korea as of 2018: 0.916
Northern Ireland Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
South Korea Timezone:
UTC + 9 (Korea Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Northern Ireland:
54° 40′ 0″ N, 6° 40′ 0″ W
Coordinates of South Korea:
36° 0′ 0″ N, 128° 0′ 0″ E
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