Oman vs Taiwan
Oman is 8.55 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Oman about 8.6 times.
OmanTaiwanOman moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
8.55×
Oman is 8.55× the area of Taiwan.
| Oman | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 309,500 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 5,494,691 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Muscat | Taipei |
| Region | Western Asia | 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. Oman sits at about 21°N and is stretched to 1.14× 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 Oman bigger than Taiwan?
- Yes. Oman is 8.55 times larger than Taiwan. Oman covers 309,500 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Oman?
- About 8.6 times: Oman has 8.55× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Oman and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Oman is drawn about 1.14× 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, Oman or Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 5,494,691. Density: Oman 18 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².