Mexico vs Taiwan
Mexico is 54.5 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Mexico about 55 times.
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54.5×
Mexico is 54.5× the area of Taiwan.
| Mexico | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,972,550 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 131,946,900 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Mexico City | Taipei |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mexico sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Mexico bigger than Taiwan?
- Yes. Mexico is 54.5 times larger than Taiwan. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Mexico?
- About 55 times: Mexico has 54.5× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Mexico and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mexico is drawn about 1.2× 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, Mexico or Taiwan?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 23,262,544. Density: Mexico 67 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².