Algeria vs Taiwan
Algeria is 65.8 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Algeria about 66 times.
AlgeriaTaiwanAlgeria moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
65.8×
Algeria is 65.8× the area of Taiwan.
| Algeria | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,381,741 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 47,435,312 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Algiers | Taipei |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Algeria sits at about 28°N and is stretched to 1.28× 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 Algeria bigger than Taiwan?
- Yes. Algeria is 65.8 times larger than Taiwan. Algeria covers 2,381,741 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Algeria?
- About 66 times: Algeria has 65.8× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Algeria and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Algeria is drawn about 1.28× 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, Algeria or Taiwan?
- Algeria: 47,435,312 people against 23,262,544. Density: Algeria 20 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².