Japan vs Taiwan
Japan is 10.4 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Japan about 10 times.
JapanTaiwanJapan moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
10.4×
Japan is 10.4× the area of Taiwan.
| Japan | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Taipei |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× 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 Japan bigger than Taiwan?
- Yes. Japan is 10.4 times larger than Taiwan. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Japan?
- About 10 times: Japan has 10.4× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Japan and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× 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, Japan or Taiwan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 23,262,544. Density: Japan 326 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².