Scotland 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 Scotland and South Korea regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Scotland bigger than South Korea?
The total area of Scotland is 77,933 sq km, and the total area of South Korea is 100,363 sq km. Scotland is smaller than South Korea by 22,430 sq km. Scotland is around 1.28 times smaller than South Korea.
Area of Scotland: 30,090 sq mi ( 77,933 km2 )
Area of South Korea: 38,750 sq mi ( 100,363 km2 )
Population
According to the Eurostat data, the total population of Scotland as of 2019 was estimated to be around 5.454 Million.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of South Korea as of 13th July 2021, is 51,314,543.
Here is some more data comparison between Scotland and South Korea.
The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital city of South Korea is Seoul.
Official Languages
Scotland: English, Scottish Gaelic
South Korea: Korean
Human Development Index
HDI of Scotland as of 2018: 0.913
HDI of South Korea as of 2018: 0.916
Scotland Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
South Korea Timezone:
UTC + 9 (Korea Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Scotland:
57° 0′ 0″ N, 4° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of South Korea:
36° 0′ 0″ N, 128° 0′ 0″ E
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