Which has higher surface area, South Korea or Portugal?

South Korea, at 100,450 sq. km against 92,230 sq. km in Portugal as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between South Korea and Portugal?

8,220 sq. km, with South Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Portugal?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

South Korea vs Portugal: Surface area

South Korea

100,450 sq. km

in 2023

Portugal

92,230 sq. km

in 2023

South Korea rank

109th

Portugal rank

112th

Surface area over time

South Korea
Portugal

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 100,450 sq. km against 92,230 sq. km in Portugal, a difference of 8,220 sq. km.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 109th and Portugal ranks 112th of 215 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	99,260 sq. km	92,120 sq. km	7,140 sq. km	South Korea
1970s	99,260 sq. km	92,120 sq. km	7,140 sq. km	South Korea
1980s	99,260 sq. km	92,120 sq. km	7,140 sq. km	South Korea
1990s	99,260 sq. km	92,120 sq. km	7,140 sq. km	South Korea
2000s	99,639 sq. km	92,117 sq. km	7,522 sq. km	South Korea
2010s	100,253 sq. km	92,221 sq. km	8,032 sq. km	South Korea
2020s	100,432 sq. km	92,230 sq. km	8,202 sq. km	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, South Korea or Portugal?: South Korea, at 100,450 sq. km against 92,230 sq. km in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between South Korea and Portugal?: 8,220 sq. km, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Portugal?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Portugal rank globally for surface area?: South Korea ranks 109th and Portugal ranks 112th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.