South Korea
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Asia.
- Capital
- Seoul
- Also known as
- Republic of Korea, Korea
- Continent
- Asia
More Asia quizzes - Land neighbours
- North Korea
- Population
- 51,684,564 (2025)
- Total area
- 100,450 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 36.5° N, 127.9° E
South Korea at a glance
South Korea is a country in Asia. Its capital is Seoul. Its only land neighbour is North Korea.
Worldwide, South Korea has the lowest fertility rate (0.75 births per woman in 2024, among 195 countries with data).
Flag of South Korea
South Korea’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Japan and Cyprus.
South Korea in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 51,684,564 | 29thof 195 | 13thof 48 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 100,450 km² | 107thof 194 | 30thof 48 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $1.872T | 13thof 182 | 4thof 42 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $36,227 | 28thof 182 | 5thof 42 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 83.6 years | 11thof 195 | 3rdof 48 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 0.75 | 195thof 195 | 48thof 48 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $3,044 | 29thof 191 | 4thof 47 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 81.2% | 40thof 195 | 13thof 48 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 97.9% | 13thof 180 | 7thof 41 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 64.1% | 19thof 191 | 5thof 47 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 11.36 t | 14thof 181 | 9thof 47 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
South Korea compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 51,684,564 | 100,450 km² | $36,227 |
| North Korea | 26,571,036 | 120,540 km² | — |
Quizzes featuring South Korea
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Flag, outline and capital quizzes
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: South Korea · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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