Taiwan vs Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is 12.4 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Uzbekistan about 12 times.

TaiwanUzbekistanTaiwan moved onto Uzbekistan · Equal-area projection
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Taiwan is 0.08× the area of Uzbekistan. Put the other way, Uzbekistan is 12.4× the size of Taiwan.
TaiwanUzbekistan
Area36,193 km²448,978 km²
Population23,262,54437,053,428
Density643 / km²83 / km²
CapitalTaipeiTashkent
RegionEastern AsiaCentral Asia
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours05

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; Uzbekistan at 42° N is stretched to 1.8×. That difference is why Uzbekistan looks so much bigger than it is next to Taiwan. 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 Uzbekistan?
No. Taiwan is 12.4 times smaller than Uzbekistan. Taiwan covers 36,193 km² and Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km².
How many times does Taiwan fit into Uzbekistan?
About 12 times: Uzbekistan has 12.4× the area of Taiwan.
Why do Taiwan and Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan about 1.8×. That is why Uzbekistan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Taiwan. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Which has more people, Taiwan or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan: 37,053,428 people against 23,262,544. Density: Taiwan 643 per km², Uzbekistan 83 per km².