Germany is 9.88× the size of Taiwan

Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Taiwan about 36,200 km² (14,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

358,000km²Germany
36,200km²Taiwan

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Germany
Taiwan

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

Taiwan fits inside Germany about 9.88 times by area.
Germany is larger by 321,000 km² (124,000 mi²), which is 888% of the area of Taiwan.
Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Taiwan about 1.18.

How they differ

Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 23.3 million, 3.59× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 643 in Taiwan against 233 in Germany: Taiwan is 2.75× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 9,300 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Taiwan at 24°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Germany as 20.9× the size of Taiwan instead of 9.88×.
Together Germany and Taiwan cover 394,000 km², close to the size of Zimbabwe (389,000 km², 1.2% smaller).
The gap between them, 321,000 km², is about the size of Ivory Coast (321,000 km²).
At Taiwan's density, Germany would have 229.9 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Taiwan would have 8.4 million (it has 23.3 million).
Germany's centre is 27.3° of latitude, about 3,040 km, farther north than Taiwan's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Germany	9.88×
More people	Germany	3.59×
More crowded	Taiwan	2.75×
Farther north	Germany	27.3° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Germany	2.5× against 1.2×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Germany	Taiwan
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.7×	1.18×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.47×	0.15×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.96×	0.10×
France 548,000 km²	0.65×	0.07×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	0.01×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	1 in 234
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.04×	1 in 261
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.02×	1 in 469

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

Side by side

	Germany	Taiwan
Area, main territory	358,000 km²138,000 mi²	36,200 km²14,000 mi²
Population	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025	23.3 millionWikidata, 2026
Density	233 per km²	643 per km²
Official area	358,000 km²Wikidata	36,200 km²Wikidata
Capital	Berlin	Taipei
Latitude range	47°N to 55°N	22°N to 25°N
Continent	Europe	Asia

Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2026, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 36,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 36,200 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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