Taiwan vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 7.35 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Western Sahara about 7.3 times.
TaiwanWestern SaharaTaiwan moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Taiwan is 0.14× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 7.35× the size of Taiwan.
| Taiwan | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,193 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 23,262,544 | 612,000 |
| Density | 643 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Taipei | — |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Northern Africa |
| 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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Taiwan is 7.35 times smaller than Western Sahara. Taiwan covers 36,193 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Western Sahara?
- About 7.3 times: Western Sahara has 7.35× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Taiwan and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 612,000. Density: Taiwan 643 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².