Taiwan vs US Virgin Islands
Taiwan is 105 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Taiwan about 105 times.
TaiwanUS Virgin IslandsTaiwan moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Taiwan is 105× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Taiwan | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,193 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 23,262,544 | 103,792 |
| Density | 643 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Taipei | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Caribbean |
| 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. Taiwan sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.19× its true area; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Taiwan is 105 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Taiwan covers 36,193 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Taiwan?
- About 105 times: Taiwan has 105× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Taiwan and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 103,792. Density: Taiwan 643 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².