Which has higher surface area, South Korea or Portugal?

South Korea, at 100,460 sq. km against 92,230 sq. km in Portugal as of 2024.

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

8,230 sq. km, with South Korea ahead.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

South Korea vs Portugal: Surface area (sq. km)

South Korea

100,460 sq. km

in 2024

Portugal

92,230 sq. km

in 2024

South Korea rank

109th

Portugal rank

112th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

South Korea
Portugal

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 100,460 sq. km against 92,230 sq. km in Portugal, a difference of 8,230 sq. km.

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

Across all 64 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 109th and Portugal ranks 112th of 216 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	100,438 sq. km	92,230 sq. km	8,208 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 100,460 sq. km against 92,230 sq. km in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between South Korea and Portugal?: 8,230 sq. km, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Portugal?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Portugal rank globally for surface area?: South Korea ranks 109th and Portugal ranks 112th of 216 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: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

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