Burundi vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 30% larger than Burundi.
BurundiTaiwanBurundi moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
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Burundi is 0.77× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 1.3× the size of Burundi.
| Burundi | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,834 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 14,390,003 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 517 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Bujumbura | Taipei |
| Region | Eastern 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. Burundi sits at about 3°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Burundi bigger than Taiwan?
- No. Burundi is 23% smaller than Taiwan. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Burundi fit into Taiwan?
- About 1.3 times: Taiwan has 1.3× the area of Burundi.
- Why do Burundi and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Burundi is drawn about 1.0× 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, Burundi or Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 14,390,003. Density: Burundi 517 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².