Taiwan vs Uganda
Uganda is 6.66 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Uganda about 6.7 times.
TaiwanUgandaTaiwan moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
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Taiwan is 0.15× the area of Uganda. Put the other way, Uganda is 6.66× the size of Taiwan.
| Taiwan | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,193 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 23,262,544 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 643 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Taipei | Kampala |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- No. Taiwan is 6.66 times smaller than Uganda. Taiwan covers 36,193 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Uganda?
- About 6.7 times: Uganda has 6.66× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Taiwan and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 23,262,544. Density: Taiwan 643 per km², Uganda 213 per km².