Saint Helena vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 91.9 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Taiwan about 92 times.
Saint HelenaTaiwanSaint Helena moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
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Saint Helena is 0.01× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 91.9× the size of Saint Helena.
| Saint Helena | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 394 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 5,633 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 14 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Jamestown | Taipei |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Saint Helena sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Saint Helena bigger than Taiwan?
- No. Saint Helena is 91.9 times smaller than Taiwan. Saint Helena covers 394 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Taiwan?
- About 92 times: Taiwan has 91.9× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Saint Helena and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Helena is drawn about 1.05× 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, Saint Helena or Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 5,633. Density: Saint Helena 14 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².