Rwanda vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 37% larger than Rwanda.
RwandaTaiwanRwanda moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
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Rwanda is 0.73× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 1.37× the size of Rwanda.
| Rwanda | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Taipei |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Rwanda sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Rwanda bigger than Taiwan?
- No. Rwanda is 27% smaller than Taiwan. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Taiwan?
- About 1.4 times: Taiwan has 1.37× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Rwanda and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Rwanda is drawn about 1.0× 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, Rwanda or Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 14,569,341. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².