Bolivia vs Taiwan
Bolivia is 30.4 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Bolivia about 30 times.
BoliviaTaiwanBolivia moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
30.4×
Bolivia is 30.4× the area of Taiwan.
| Bolivia | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | Taipei |
| Region | South America | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bolivia sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Bolivia bigger than Taiwan?
- Yes. Bolivia is 30.4 times larger than Taiwan. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Bolivia?
- About 30 times: Bolivia has 30.4× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Bolivia and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bolivia is drawn about 1.09× 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, Bolivia or Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 12,581,843. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².