Taiwan vs Togo
Togo is 57% larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Togo about 1.6 times.
TaiwanTogoTaiwan moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
0.64×
Taiwan is 0.64× the area of Togo. Put the other way, Togo is 1.57× the size of Taiwan.
| Taiwan | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,193 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 23,262,544 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 643 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Taipei | Lome |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Taiwan sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.19× its true area; Togo at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Taiwan bigger than Togo?
- No. Taiwan is 36% smaller than Togo. Taiwan covers 36,193 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Togo?
- About 1.6 times: Togo has 1.57× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Taiwan and Togo look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Taiwan is drawn about 1.19× its true area there and Togo about 1.02×. 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, Taiwan or Togo?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 8,591,626. Density: Taiwan 643 per km², Togo 151 per km².