Egypt vs Taiwan
Egypt is 27.9 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Egypt about 28 times.
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27.9×
Egypt is 27.9× the area of Taiwan.
| Egypt | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Taipei |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Taiwan?
- Yes. Egypt is 27.9 times larger than Taiwan. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Egypt?
- About 28 times: Egypt has 27.9× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Egypt and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Taiwan?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 23,262,544. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².