Taiwan vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 25.2 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Venezuela about 25 times.
TaiwanVenezuelaTaiwan moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Taiwan is 0.04× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 25.2× the size of Taiwan.
| Taiwan | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,193 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 23,262,544 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 643 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Taipei | Caracas |
| Region | Eastern Asia | South America |
| 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; Venezuela at 7° 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 Venezuela?
- No. Taiwan is 25.2 times smaller than Venezuela. Taiwan covers 36,193 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Venezuela?
- About 25 times: Venezuela has 25.2× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Taiwan and Venezuela 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 Venezuela 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 23,262,544. Density: Taiwan 643 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².