Israel vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 74% larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Taiwan about 1.7 times.
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Israel is 0.57× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 1.74× the size of Israel.
| Israel | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Taipei |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Israel sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× 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 Israel bigger than Taiwan?
- No. Israel is 43% smaller than Taiwan. Israel covers 20,770 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Taiwan?
- About 1.7 times: Taiwan has 1.74× the area of Israel.
- Why do Israel and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Israel is drawn about 1.37× 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, Israel or Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 10,122,800. Density: Israel 487 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².