Eswatini vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 2.08 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Taiwan about 2.1 times.
EswatiniTaiwanEswatini moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
0.48×
Eswatini is 0.48× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 2.08× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Taipei |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini bigger than Taiwan?
- No. Eswatini is 2.08 times smaller than Taiwan. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Taiwan?
- About 2.1 times: Taiwan has 2.08× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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, Eswatini or Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².