Total & land area: Mozambique vs Taiwan size comparison

Mozambique is 22.1 times bigger by total area compared to Taiwan: 309,496 sq mi vs 13,974 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Mozambique is 303,623 sq mi vs 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan — a 21.7 times difference in territory size.

Mozambique ranks 35/197 by total surface area vs 134/197 for Taiwan.
Mozambique occupies 0.53% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.02% for Taiwan.
52.8% of Mozambique's area is agricultural land vs 21.5% in Taiwan.
Mozambique has 0.87% of the world's agricultural land area — Taiwan has 0.02%.
45.8% of Mozambique is covered by forests, compared to 60.8% in Taiwan.
0.89% of the world's forests are in Mozambique, and 0.05% are in Taiwan.

True size map comparison: Mozambique vs Taiwan

See how Mozambique and Taiwan compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Mozambique	Taiwan
Total area	309,496 sq mi	13,974 sq mi
Size difference ratio	22.1	1
Total area rank	35/197	134/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.16%	0.007%
Land area	303,623 sq mi	13,976 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	21.7	1
Land area rank	34/197	133/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.53%	0.02%
Population	34,631,766	23,331,886
Population density	120.7 ppl/mi²	1,662 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Mozambique	Taiwan
Forest area	139,099 sq mi	8,495 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	45.8%	60.8%
Forest area rank	18/196	103/196
World's forests share	0.89%	0.05%
Agricultural land area	160,280 sq mi	3,000 sq mi
Agricultural land share	52.8%	21.5%
Agricultural land area rank	23/194	143/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.87%	0.02%
Arable land	21,815 sq mi	n/a
Arable land share	7.18%	n/a
Arable land area rank	43/191	n/a
Permanent cropland	1,539 sq mi	962 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.51%	6.88%
Permanent cropland area rank	59/192	79/192
Water area	5,873 sq mi	0 sq mi
Water as share of total area	1.9%	0%
Water area rank	32/197	193/197
Roads length	19,314 mi	25,771 mi
Land borders length	2,972 mi	0 mi
Coastline length	1,535 mi	973 mi
Share of marine protected waters	2.2%	n/a

Mozambique vs Taiwan size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (2026, retrieved 2026-02-09).

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