Moldova vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 7% larger than Moldova.
MoldovaTaiwanMoldova moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
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Moldova is 0.94× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 1.07× the size of Moldova.
| Moldova | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 33,844 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 2,360,527 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 70 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Chisinau | Taipei |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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.