Moldova vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 7% larger than Moldova.
MoldovaTaiwanMoldova moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
0.94×
Moldova is 0.94× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 1.07× the size of Moldova.
 Moldova |  Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaTaiwan: 1.07× the area | 33,844 km²#136 of 194 | 36,193 km²#134 of 194 |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 2 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationTaiwan: 9.85× the population | 2,360,527#143 of 194 · 2025 | 23,262,544#60 of 194 · 2026 |
| DensityTaiwan: 9.22× the density | 70 / km²#116 of 194 | 643 / km²#9 of 194 |
| Urban population | 44%#142 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 1.73 per woman#113 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Population growth | −1.75%#191 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Birth rate | 10.6 per 1,000#132 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Death rate | 13.8 per 1,000#5 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Children under 15 | 19.5%#117 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| People over 65 | 16.9%#47 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Net migration | −12.6 per 1,000#187 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Refugees abroad | 2.48 per 1,000#37 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | 71.3 years#122 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Infant mortality | 15.1 per 1,000 births#82 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 4.02 per 1,000#31 of 178 · 2023 | — |
| University enrolment | 74.7%#40 of 145 · 2024 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.785#85 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $8,050#88 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDP | $20.35B2025 | — |
| Income group | Upper-middle income | — |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $19,996#94 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growth | +2.4%#121 of 187 · 2025 | — |
| Inflation | +7.8%#30 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | 1.5%#168 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Extreme poverty | 0.0%#136 of 149 · 2024 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 26.8#136 of 149 · 2024 | — |
| Jobs in agriculture | 50.5% of jobs#24 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in industry | 12.6% of jobs#149 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in services | 36.9% of jobs#153 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign investment | 2.3% of GDP#84 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| Exports | 31.8% of GDP#95 of 168 · 2025 | — |
| Military spending | 0.6% of GDP#139 of 155 · 2025 | — |
| Internet users | 77%#102 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 120 per 100#82 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | 11% of land#151 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| CO₂ per person | 3.42 t a year#77 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy | 21.4%#102 of 190 · 2021 | — |
| Access to electricity | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 14.9 µg/m³#119 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected land | 11.5% of land#138 of 191 · 2025 | — |
| Arable land | 56.4% of land#4 of 190 · 2024 | — |
| Water stress | 12.6%#81 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 450 mm#146 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityTaiwan: 1.11 higher | −0.11#112 of 193 · 2025 | +1.00#35 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruptionTaiwan: 1.43 higher | −0.25#95 of 193 · 2025 | +1.18#26 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | 2.5 per 100,000#68 of 146 · 2023 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Independent state |
| Government | Parliamentary republic | Semi-presidential republic |
| Capital | Chisinau | Taipei |
| Currency | Moldovan leu (MDL) | New Taiwan dollar (TWD) |
| Official languages | Romanian | Taiwanese Hokkien, Amis, Atayal, Paiwan, Seediq, Bunun, Yami, Rukai, Puyuma, Tsou, Saisiyat, Kavalan, Standard Taiwanese Mandarin, Kanakanavu, Sakizaya, Saaroa, Taiwanese Sign Language, Taiwanese Hakka, Matsu dialect, Truku, Kinmen dialect, Wuqiu dialect |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC+2, summer time UTC+3 | UTC+8 |
| Calling code | +373 | +886 |
| Region | Eastern Europe, Europe | Eastern Asia, Asia |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Moldova sits at about 47° N and is stretched to 2.17× its true area; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. That difference is why Moldova looks so much bigger than it is next to Taiwan. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Moldova bigger than Taiwan?
- No. Moldova is 6% smaller than Taiwan. Moldova covers 33,844 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Moldova fit into Taiwan?
- About 1.1 times: Taiwan has 1.07× the area of Moldova.
- Why do Moldova and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Moldova is drawn about 2.17× its true area there and Taiwan about 1.19×. That is why Moldova looks so much bigger than it really is next to Taiwan. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Moldova or Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 2,360,527. Density: Moldova 70 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².
- What kind of government do Moldova and Taiwan have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Moldova: parliamentary republic; Taiwan: semi-presidential republic.