Total & land area: Malta vs S. Korea size comparison [2026]

South Korea is 317 times bigger by total area compared to Malta: 38,724 sq mi vs 122 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of South Korea is 37,684 sq mi vs 123.6 sq mi for Malta — a 305 times difference in territory size.

Malta ranks 187/197 by total surface area vs 107/197 for South Korea.
Malta occupies 0.0002% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.07% for South Korea.
25.9% of Malta's area is agricultural land vs 16.1% in South Korea.
Malta has 0.0002% of the world's agricultural land area — S. Korea has 0.03%.
1.44% of Malta is covered by forests, compared to 64.1% in S. Korea.
0.00001% of the world's forests are in Malta, and 0.15% are in South Korea.

True size map comparison: Malta vs South Korea

See how Malta and South Korea compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Malta	South Korea
Total area	122 sq mi	38,724 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1	317
Total area rank	187/197	107/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.00006%	0.02%
Land area	123.6 sq mi	37,684 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1	305
Land area rank	187/197	105/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.0002%	0.07%
Population	568,847	51,751,065
Population density	4,704 ppl/mi²	1,371 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Malta	South Korea
Forest area	1.78 sq mi	24,158 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	1.44%	64.1%
Forest area rank	192/196	67/196
World's forests share	0.00001%	0.15%
Agricultural land area	32 sq mi	6,054 sq mi
Agricultural land share	25.9%	16.1%
Agricultural land area rank	180/194	128/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.0002%	0.03%
Arable land	28.2 sq mi	5,622 sq mi
Arable land share	22.8%	14.9%
Arable land area rank	170/191	92/191
Permanent cropland	4.01 sq mi	792 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	3.25%	2.1%
Permanent cropland area rank	181/192	83/192
Water area	0 sq mi	1,041 sq mi
Water as share of total area	0%	2.69%
Water area rank	181/197	85/197
Roads length	1,401 mi	68,794 mi
Land borders length	0 mi	147.3 mi
Coastline length	122.3 mi	1,499 mi
Share of marine protected waters	7.8%	2.2%

Malta vs South Korea size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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