Taiwan is 1.10× the size of Guinea-Bissau
Taiwan covers about 36,200 km² (14,000 mi²) and Guinea-Bissau about 32,800 km² (12,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 36,200km²Taiwan
- 32,800km²Guinea-Bissau
100 km
- Taiwan
- Guinea-Bissau
The boundary or political status of Taiwan is contested. Size Versus draws the Natural Earth de facto outline and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Guinea-Bissau is 91% of the size of Taiwan.
- Taiwan is larger by 3,370 km² (1,300 mi²), which is 10% of the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Measured in Belgiums: Taiwan is about 1.18, Guinea-Bissau about 1.07.
How they differ
- Taiwan also has the larger population: 23.3 million against 1.9 million, 12.5× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 643 in Taiwan against 57 in Guinea-Bissau: Taiwan is 11.3× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,800 km apart.
- Together Taiwan and Guinea-Bissau cover 69,000 km², close to the size of Ireland (69,400 km², 0.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,370 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Guinea-Bissau's density, Taiwan would have 2.1 million people (it has 23.3 million). At Taiwan's density, Guinea-Bissau would have 21.1 million (it has 1.9 million).
- Taiwan's centre is 11.7° of latitude, about 1,300 km, farther north than Guinea-Bissau's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Taiwan | 1.10× |
| More people | Taiwan | 12.5× |
| More crowded | Taiwan | 11.3× |
| Farther north | Taiwan | 11.7° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Taiwan | 1.2× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Taiwan | Guinea-Bissau |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 1.18× | 1.07× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.15× | 0.13× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.10× | 0.09× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.10× | 0.09× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.07× | 0.06× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 234 | 1 in 258 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 261 | 1 in 288 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 469 | 1 in 517 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Taiwan | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 36,200 km²14,000 mi² | 32,800 km²12,700 mi² |
| Population | 23.3 millionWikidata, 2026 | 1.9 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 643 per km² | 57 per km² |
| Official area | 36,200 km²Wikidata | 36,100 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Taipei | Bissau |
| Latitude range | 22°N to 25°N | 11°N to 13°N |
| Continent | Asia | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2026 and Wikidata 2017, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 36,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 36,200 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 32,800 km² is 9.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 36,100 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11