Equatorial Guinea vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 29% larger than Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial GuineaTaiwanEquatorial Guinea moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.78× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 1.29× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Taipei |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Taiwan?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 22% smaller than Taiwan. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Taiwan?
- About 1.3 times: Taiwan has 1.29× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².