Asia · True size
🇹🇼 Taiwan
2.0×
Taiwan is drawn 2.0× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
36,006 km²
On the old map
2.0×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#93
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.03%
On the old map
Taiwan looks about the same size as Kuwait on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Taiwan at the size the old map gives it, next to Kuwait's true size. Taiwan's real area is 36,006 km² — Kuwait is 17,330 km².
By area
Taiwan would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
Israel fits inside Taiwan 1.6 times. Qatar fits inside Taiwan 3.3 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Taiwan's middle sits at 24°N, where the stretch is about 1.2×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Taiwan's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.