Kansas is a state in the United States of America located in the Midwestern region of the country, whereas South Korea is a country in East Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Kansas and South Korea regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Kansas bigger than South Korea?
The total area of Kansas is 82,278 sq mi, and the total area of South Korea is 38,750 sq mi. Kansas is bigger than South Korea by 43,528 sq mi. Kansas is around 2.13 times bigger than South Korea.
Area of Kansas: 82,278 sq mi ( 213,100 km2 )
Area of South Korea: 38,750 sq mi ( 100,363 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Kansas as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 2,934,582.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of South Korea as of 2020, was estimated to be around 51,836,239.
Here is some more data comparison between Kansas and South Korea.
The capital city of Kansas is Topeka, and the capital city of South Korea is Seoul.
Official Languages
Kansas: English
South Korea: Korean
Demonym(s)
Kansas: Kansan
South Korea: South Korean, Korean
ISO 3166 Code
Kansas: US-KS
South Korea: KR
Human Development Index
HDI of Kansas as of 2019: 0.927
HDI of South Korea as of 2019: 0.916
Kansas Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Time Zone)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
South Korea Time Zone:
UTC + 9 (Korea Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Kansas:
38° 29′ 37.32″ N, 98° 22′ 49.44″ W
Coordinates of South Korea:
36° 0′ 0″ N, 128° 0′ 0″ E
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