Country size comparison

compared to

Illinois is about 4 times bigger than Taiwan.

Taiwan is approximately 35,980 sq km, while Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, making Illinois 300% larger than Taiwan. Meanwhile, the population of Taiwan is ~23.6 million people (10.8 million fewer people live in Illinois).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Taiwan vs. Illinois uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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