Marshall Islands vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 200 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Taiwan about 200 times.
Marshall IslandsTaiwanMarshall Islands moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.01× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 200× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | Taipei |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Marshall Islands sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Marshall Islands bigger than Taiwan?
- No. Marshall Islands is 200 times smaller than Taiwan. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Taiwan?
- About 200 times: Taiwan has 200× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Marshall Islands is drawn about 1.02× 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, Marshall Islands or Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².