Taiwan vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 13.6 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Turkmenistan about 14 times.
TaiwanTurkmenistanTaiwan moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Taiwan is 0.07× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 13.6× the size of Taiwan.
| Taiwan | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,193 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 23,262,544 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 643 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Taipei | Ashgabat |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Turkmenistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Turkmenistan?
- No. Taiwan is 13.6 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Taiwan covers 36,193 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 14 times: Turkmenistan has 13.6× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Taiwan and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan about 1.66×. 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 Turkmenistan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 7,618,847. Density: Taiwan 643 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².