Brazil vs Taiwan
Brazil is 235 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Brazil about 235 times.
BrazilTaiwanBrazil moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
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Brazil is 235× the area of Taiwan.
| Brazil | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | Taipei |
| Region | South America | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brazil sits at about 11°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Brazil bigger than Taiwan?
- Yes. Brazil is 235 times larger than Taiwan. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Brazil?
- About 235 times: Brazil has 235× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Brazil and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brazil is drawn about 1.04× 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, Brazil or Taiwan?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 23,262,544. Density: Brazil 25 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².