Asia · Eastern Asia
Taiwan
Taiwan covers about 36,200 km² (14,000 mi²), the 138th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Netherlands, at about 37,100 km².
- 36,200km²Area, main territory
- 23.3 millionPopulation
- 1.18In Belgiums
The boundary or political status of this area is contested. Size Versus draws the Natural Earth de facto outline and takes no position on it.
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Facts
| Area, main territory | 36,200 km²14,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 36,200 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 1.18 |
| Capital | Taipei |
| Population | 23.3 millionWikidata, 2026 |
| Density | 643 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 22°N to 25°N |
| In other languages | Taiwán Español · Taïwan Français · 台湾 日本語 · 台湾 中文 · 중화민국 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#37 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Taiwan
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 469× the size of Taiwan.
- Taiwan ranks 57th of 237 by population but only 137th of 239 by area: it holds more people than its size suggests.
- At 643 people per km², Taiwan is the 4th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Taiwan lies at 24°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.2×.
- Laid out flat, Taiwan's main territory stretches about 376 km north to south and 376 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 36,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 36,200 km², to within 2%.
How Taiwan measures up
Taiwan holds 0.1% of the land area and 0.5% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In Eastern Asia it is the 6th largest of 8.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,200 km² | 137th of 239 |
| Population | 23.3 million | 57th of 237 |
| Density | 643 per km² | 4th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 23.7°N | 95th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Taiwan is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 1.18× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.15× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.10× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.10× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.07× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 234 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 261 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 469 its size |
Where Taiwan sits
- Taiwan's centre lies at 23.7°N, 120.9°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 2,640 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 22°N to 25°N, about 380 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Taiwan had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Taiwan would have 45.3 million people. It has 23.3 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Taiwan would have 135,000 people. It has 23.3 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 2.6 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2026; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11