The size of Korea’s territory is 223,404 ㎢, which ranks it 85th among 253 countries around the world. In comparison to other countries in the world, the size of Korean territory is similar to that of the United Kingdom (243,610 ㎢), Ghana (238,533 ㎢), Laos (236,800 ㎢), and Belarus (207,600 ㎢). The total area for the Republic of Korea (ROK) alone is 100,266 ㎢, which ranks it 109th in the world after Guatemala (108,889 ㎢) and Iceland (103,000 ㎢). The area of North Korea is 123,138 ㎢, which ranks it 99th in the world after Greece (131,957 ㎢) and Nicaragua (130,370 ㎢). 

  The average size of countries around the world is 541,424 ㎢. Countries comparable in area to the average include Spain (505,370 ㎢), Thailand (513,120 ㎢), Botswana (581,730 ㎢), Yemen (527,968 ㎢), and Kenya (580,367 ㎢). These countries are ranked from 48th to 52nd, respectively. Countries that rank in the middle, regarding territorial size, are Togo (56,785 ㎢) and Croatia (56,594 ㎢), Bosnia and Herzegovina (51,197 ㎢), Costa Rica (51,100 ㎢), and Slovakia (49,035 ㎢).

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