Mali vs Taiwan
Mali is 34.3 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Mali about 34 times.
MaliTaiwanMali moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
34.3×
Mali is 34.3× the area of Taiwan.
| Mali | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,240,192 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 25,198,821 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Bamako | Taipei |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mali sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mali bigger than Taiwan?
- Yes. Mali is 34.3 times larger than Taiwan. Mali covers 1,240,192 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Mali?
- About 34 times: Mali has 34.3× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Mali and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mali is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mali or Taiwan?
- Mali: 25,198,821 people against 23,262,544. Density: Mali 20 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².