How big is Taiwan really?
Taiwan covers 36,446 km² (14,072 mi²).
- Area
- 36,446 km² (14,072 mi²)
- Rank by area
- 136 of 219 countries and territories
- Closest in size
- Netherlands (37,562 km²)
- Population
- 23,900,000
- People per km²
- 656
- Size on a Mercator map
- 1.2 times the real size
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Taiwan vs United States (Contiguous 48)
The larger of the two covers 218 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 218 times.
| Taiwan | United States (Contiguous 48) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,446 km² | 7,930,605 km² |
| Population | 23,900,000 | 330,211,806 |
| People per km² | 656 | 42 |
| Difference in area | 7,894,159 km² | |
Taiwan vs United Kingdom
The larger of the two covers 6.7 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 6.7 times.
| Taiwan | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,446 km² | 242,602 km² |
| Population | 23,900,000 | 67,736,802 |
| People per km² | 656 | 279 |
| Difference in area | 206,156 km² | |
Taiwan on a Mercator map
Most online maps and many printed world maps use the Mercator projection, which enlarges areas more and more towards the poles. On these maps this outline is drawn 1.2 times larger than its true size.
The outline reaches from 21.9° N to 25.3° N; at these latitudes Mercator enlarges areas between 1.2 and 1.2 times.
- Area as drawn on a Mercator map
- 43,710 km²
- A country that really is about that size
- Denmark
Countries closest in size
| Rank | Country | Area | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 133 | Switzerland | 41,178 km² | +13% |
| 134 | Bhutan | 37,951 km² | +4.1% |
| 135 | Netherlands | 37,562 km² | +3.1% |
| 136 | Taiwan | 36,446 km² | – |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau | 34,707 km² | -4.8% |
| 138 | Moldova | 33,767 km² | -7.4% |
Taiwan: largest regions
| Region | Area | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|
| Hualien County | 4,608 km² | 13% |
| Nantou County | 4,104 km² | 11% |
| Taitung County | 3,594 km² | 9.9% |
| Kaohsiung | 2,978 km² | 8.2% |
| Pingtung County | 2,782 km² | 7.6% |
- First-level regions in TrueSize
- 22
Taiwan in history
- First entry on the timeline
- 1622: Dutch fort on Penghu beside Indigenous Taiwan
- Border changes on the timeline
- 15
- Largest extent on the timeline
- 36,467 km² (1945–1954)
| Names on the timeline | Years |
|---|---|
| Dutch-held western Taiwan and Indigenous regions | 1642–1661 |
| Zheng-ruled western lowlands and Indigenous regions | 1662–1682 |
| Qing-administered western Taiwan and Indigenous regions | 1683–1884 |
| Qing-designated Taiwan Province and Indigenous lands | 1885–1886 |
| Taiwan Province under Qing rule | 1887–1894 |
| Japanese Taiwan | 1895–1944 |
| Taiwan under Republic of China administration | 1945–1948 |
| Taiwan under the Republic of China government | 1949–Today |
| Republic of China (Taiwan) after the Treaty of Taipei | 1952–1970 |
| Taiwan under the Republic of China following Martial Law | 1987–1993 |
| Republic of China (Taiwan) Direct Presidential Election | 1996–1999 |
| Republic of China (Taiwan) Democratic Transfer of Power | 2000–2009 |
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