Colombia vs Taiwan
Colombia is 31.5 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Colombia about 32 times.
ColombiaTaiwanColombia moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
31.5×
Colombia is 31.5× the area of Taiwan.
| Colombia | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Taipei |
| Region | South America | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Colombia sits at about 4°N 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 Colombia bigger than Taiwan?
- Yes. Colombia is 31.5 times larger than Taiwan. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Colombia?
- About 32 times: Colombia has 31.5× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Colombia and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia 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, Colombia or Taiwan?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 23,262,544. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².