Taiwan vs Yemen
Yemen is 12.6 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Yemen about 13 times.
TaiwanYemenTaiwan moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Taiwan is 0.08× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 12.6× the size of Taiwan.
| Taiwan | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,193 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 23,262,544 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 643 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Taipei | Sana'a |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- No. Taiwan is 12.6 times smaller than Yemen. Taiwan covers 36,193 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Yemen?
- About 13 times: Yemen has 12.6× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Taiwan and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 23,262,544. Density: Taiwan 643 per km², Yemen 92 per km².