Taiwan is 1.09× the size of Moldova

Taiwan covers about 36,200 km² (14,000 mi²) and Moldova about 33,200 km² (12,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

36,200km²Taiwan
33,200km²Moldova

100 km

Taiwan
Moldova

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

Moldova is 92% of the size of Taiwan.
Taiwan is larger by 2,990 km² (1,150 mi²), which is 9.0% of the area of Moldova.
Measured in Belgiums: Taiwan is about 1.18, Moldova about 1.08.

How they differ

Taiwan also has the larger population: 23.3 million against 2.4 million, 9.66× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 643 in Taiwan against 73 in Moldova: Taiwan is 8.86× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 8,280 km apart.
On a standard web map Moldova looks larger than Taiwan: Taiwan at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Moldova at 47°N about 2.2×, so the map shows Moldova as 1.66× the size of Taiwan, when Taiwan is 1.09× the size of Moldova.
Together Taiwan and Moldova cover 69,400 km², close to the size of Ireland (69,400 km², 0.1% bigger).
The gap between them, 2,990 km², is about the size of Samoa (2,780 km²).
At Moldova's density, Taiwan would have 2.6 million people (it has 23.3 million). At Taiwan's density, Moldova would have 21.3 million (it has 2.4 million).
Moldova's centre is 23.4° of latitude, about 2,610 km, farther north than Taiwan's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Taiwan	1.09×
More people	Taiwan	9.66×
More crowded	Taiwan	8.86×
Farther north	Moldova	23.4° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Moldova	2.2× against 1.2×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Taiwan	Moldova
Belgium 30,700 km²	1.18×	1.08×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	0.15×	0.14×
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 255
United States 9,447,000 km²	1 in 261	1 in 285
Russia 16,980,000 km²	1 in 469	1 in 511

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Taiwan	Moldova
Area, main territory	36,200 km²14,000 mi²	33,200 km²12,800 mi²
Population	23.3 millionWikidata, 2026	2.4 millionWikidata, 2024
Density	643 per km²	73 per km²
Official area	36,200 km²Wikidata	33,800 km²Wikidata
Capital	Taipei	Chișinău
Latitude range	22°N to 25°N	45°N to 48°N
Continent	Asia	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2026 and Wikidata 2024, 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%.
Wikidata's official figure of 33,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 33,200 km², to within 2%.

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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

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