Eritrea vs Taiwan
Eritrea is 3.25 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Eritrea about 3.2 times.
EritreaTaiwanEritrea moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 3.25× the area of Taiwan.
| Eritrea | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Taipei |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Taiwan?
- Yes. Eritrea is 3.25 times larger than Taiwan. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Eritrea?
- About 3.2 times: Eritrea has 3.25× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Eritrea and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².