Indonesia vs Taiwan
Indonesia is 52.6 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Indonesia about 53 times.
IndonesiaTaiwanIndonesia moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
52.6×
Indonesia is 52.6× the area of Taiwan.
| Indonesia | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Taipei |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | 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. Indonesia sits at about 2°S 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 Indonesia bigger than Taiwan?
- Yes. Indonesia is 52.6 times larger than Taiwan. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Indonesia?
- About 53 times: Indonesia has 52.6× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Indonesia and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Indonesia 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, Indonesia or Taiwan?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 23,262,544. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².