Greece vs Taiwan
Greece is 3.65 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Greece about 3.6 times.
GreeceTaiwanGreece moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
3.65×
Greece is 3.65× the area of Taiwan.
| Greece | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Taipei |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× 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 Greece bigger than Taiwan?
- Yes. Greece is 3.65 times larger than Taiwan. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Greece?
- About 3.6 times: Greece has 3.65× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Greece and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× 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, Greece or Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².