South Africa vs Taiwan
South Africa is 33.7 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into South Africa about 34 times.
South AfricaTaiwanSouth Africa moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
33.7×
South Africa is 33.7× the area of Taiwan.
| South Africa | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,221,037 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 64,747,319 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Pretoria | Taipei |
| Region | Southern 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. South Africa sits at about 29°S and is stretched to 1.31× 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 South Africa bigger than Taiwan?
- Yes. South Africa is 33.7 times larger than Taiwan. South Africa covers 1,221,037 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into South Africa?
- About 34 times: South Africa has 33.7× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do South Africa and Taiwan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. South Africa is drawn about 1.31× 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, South Africa or Taiwan?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 23,262,544. Density: South Africa 53 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².