Place comparison

Okinawa Main Island compared with Taipei City: area, population and density

Okinawa Main Island has about 4.4 times Taipei City’s land, but Taipei City has about 1.8 times its residents, so Taipei is about 8 times as dense.

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Direct answer

How different are Okinawa Main Island and Taipei City?

Okinawa Main Island covers 1,208.5 km²; Okinawa Main Island's area is 4.45 times Taipei City's. Its reported population is 1,352,975; Okinawa Main Island's population is about 55.5% of Taipei City's. By average density, Okinawa Main Island's population density is about 12.5% of Taipei City's.

Area difference

Okinawa Main Island's area is 4.45 times Taipei City's 1,208.5 km² · 271.8 km²

Population difference

Okinawa Main Island's population is about 55.5% of Taipei City's 1,352,975 · 2,439,507

Density difference

Okinawa Main Island's population density is about 12.5% of Taipei City's 1,119.6 /km² · 8,975.4 /km²

Full data and sources for each place: Okinawa Main Island area & population, Taipei City area & population

Straight-line distance between geometric centres: about 654 km; time difference: 1 hours.

On a familiar scale

Okinawa Main Island ≈ 1.12 × Changhua County (reference rung) 893 m² of land per resident
Taipei City ≈ 1.79 × Kinmen County (reference rung) 111 m² of land per resident

Reference scales come from Department of Household Registration, Ministry of the Interior: Land area, households and population density by township and district (year-end 2025) , as of 2025-12-31.

How to read it

A whole island against one city: Okinawa Main Island is about four Taipei Cities of land holding a little over half as many people.

Geography and shape

Okinawa Main Island is a long, narrow island about 100 km from end to end, with Naha and most of its population in the south and forested hills in the north. Taipei City occupies the centre of the Taipei Basin, ringed by hills and entirely surrounded by New Taipei City.

Population context

Okinawa Main Island has about 1.35 million residents on 1,208 km², about 1,120 per km². Taipei City has 2,439,507 registered residents on 271.8 km², about 8,975 per km².

Boundaries and definitions

Okinawa Main Island is the island itself, not Okinawa Prefecture. Its population figure includes the small bridge-connected islands while its area does not, so its density reads about 2% high. Taipei City excludes New Taipei; together the two cities cover 2,324 km², about 1.9 times Okinawa Main Island.

Okinawa Main Island: The main island of Okinawa, not the whole prefecture. Area is the island's own coastline, so bridge-connected satellites such as Yagaji, Henza and Sesoko are counted separately by the mapping authority. The prefectural population survey does the opposite: it reports only islands not linked by bridge, so those satellites are folded into this figure. The density shown is therefore about 2% high; a like-for-like denominator would be roughly 1,237 km². The count is the resident register, which includes foreign residents but not US military personnel stationed on the island.

Taipei City: Taipei City, the special municipality alone. Area and registered population come from the same Ministry of the Interior table at the same year-end 2025 reference date, so the density is like for like. The figure excludes New Taipei City: “Taipei” in everyday speech often means the two cities together (2,324.3664 km², 6,484,338 residents) or the wider metropolitan area, which has no single official boundary. Population is household registration, not resident presence.

In-depth guide

How should Okinawa Main Island and Taipei City be understood in context?

For Taiwanese travellers, Taipei is the most familiar yardstick there is. Okinawa Main Island is about 4.4 Taipei Cities of land, but it holds only about 55% of Taipei City’s population.

How far Okinawa stretches

Okinawa Main Island is long and narrow — about 100 km from end to end — while Taipei City is a compact basin. That is why a drive from Naha to the northern tip takes far longer than crossing Taipei, even though the island’s land is only a few times larger.

Put Greater Taipei on the scale instead and the result flips: Taipei City and New Taipei City together cover 2,324 km², about 1.9 times Okinawa Main Island, with about 6.5 million residents against Okinawa’s 1.35 million.

Questions people ask

About this geographic comparison

Which is bigger, Okinawa Main Island or Taipei City?

Okinawa Main Island is bigger, with a land area about 4.45× that of Taipei City (1,208.5 vs 271.8 km²).

How do Okinawa Main Island and Taipei City differ in area, population and density?

Okinawa Main Island is 4.45× the size of Taipei City — 1,208.5 km² vs 271.8 km². Population is 55.5% as high; average density is 12.5% as high. Each side’s scope and reference date are set out under “Boundaries and definitions” on this page.

Is Okinawa Main Island bigger than Greater Taipei?

No. Taipei City and New Taipei City together cover 2,324 km², about 1.9 times Okinawa Main Island’s 1,208 km² — but Taipei City alone is much smaller.

How crowded is Okinawa Main Island compared with Taipei?

Much less on average: about 1,120 people per km² against Taipei City’s 8,975, roughly one-eighth — although Naha and the southern towns are far denser than the island average.

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