Afghanistan vs Taiwan
Afghanistan is 18 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Afghanistan about 18 times.
AfghanistanTaiwanAfghanistan moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
18×
Afghanistan is 18× the area of Taiwan.
| Afghanistan | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Taipei |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Taiwan?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 18 times larger than Taiwan. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Afghanistan?
- About 18 times: Afghanistan has 18× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Taiwan about 1.19×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Taiwan?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 23,262,544. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².