Chad vs Taiwan
Chad is 35.5 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Chad about 35 times.
ChadTaiwanChad moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
35.5×
Chad is 35.5× the area of Taiwan.
| Chad | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Taipei |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Taiwan?
- Yes. Chad is 35.5 times larger than Taiwan. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Chad?
- About 35 times: Chad has 35.5× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Chad and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 21,003,705. Density: Chad 16 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².