Botswana vs Taiwan
Botswana is 16.1 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Botswana about 16 times.
BotswanaTaiwanBotswana moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
16.1×
Botswana is 16.1× the area of Taiwan.
| Botswana | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Taipei |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Botswana bigger than Taiwan?
- Yes. Botswana is 16.1 times larger than Taiwan. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Botswana?
- About 16 times: Botswana has 16.1× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Botswana and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× 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, Botswana or Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².