Belize vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 58% larger than Belize. Belize would fit into Taiwan about 1.6 times.
BelizeTaiwanBelize moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
0.63×
Belize is 0.63× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 1.58× the size of Belize.
| Belize | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 22,966 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 422,924 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Belmopan | Taipei |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Belize sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Belize bigger than Taiwan?
- No. Belize is 37% smaller than Taiwan. Belize covers 22,966 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Belize fit into Taiwan?
- About 1.6 times: Taiwan has 1.58× the area of Belize.
- Why do Belize and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belize is drawn about 1.1× 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, Belize or Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 422,924. Density: Belize 18 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².