Libya vs Taiwan
Libya is 48.6 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Libya about 49 times.
LibyaTaiwanLibya moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
48.6×
Libya is 48.6× the area of Taiwan.
| Libya | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,759,541 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 7,458,555 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 4.2 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Tripoli | Taipei |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Libya sits at about 27°N and is stretched to 1.26× 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 Libya bigger than Taiwan?
- Yes. Libya is 48.6 times larger than Taiwan. Libya covers 1,759,541 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Libya?
- About 49 times: Libya has 48.6× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Libya and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Libya is drawn about 1.26× 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, Libya or Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 7,458,555. Density: Libya 4.2 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².