Mozambique vs Taiwan
Mozambique is 22.1 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Mozambique about 22 times.
MozambiqueTaiwanMozambique moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
22.1×
Mozambique is 22.1× the area of Taiwan.
| Mozambique | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Taipei |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mozambique sits at about 17°S 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 Mozambique bigger than Taiwan?
- Yes. Mozambique is 22.1 times larger than Taiwan. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Mozambique?
- About 22 times: Mozambique has 22.1× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Mozambique and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique 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, Mozambique or Taiwan?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 23,262,544. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².