Place comparison

Phuket compared with Taipei City: area, population and density

Phuket Province has about twice Taipei City’s land, but Taipei City has about 5.7 times its population, so Taipei is about 11 times as dense.

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Direct answer

How different are Phuket Province and Taipei City?

Phuket Province covers 543 km² (209.7 sq mi); Phuket Province's area is 2 times Taipei City's. Its reported population is 429,583; Phuket Province's population is about 17.6% of Taipei City's. By average density, Phuket Province's population density is about 8.8% of Taipei City's.

Area difference

Phuket Province's area is 2 times Taipei City's 543 km² (209.7 sq mi) · 271.8 km² (104.9 sq mi)

Population difference

Phuket Province's population is about 17.6% of Taipei City's 429,583 · 2,439,507

Density difference

Phuket Province's population density is about 8.8% of Taipei City's 791.1 /km² (2,049 /sq mi) · 8,975.4 /km² (23,246 /sq mi)

Full data and sources for each place: Phuket Province area & population, Taipei City area & population

Straight-line distance between geometric centres: about 3111 km; time difference: 1 hour.

On a familiar scale

Phuket Province ≈ 70% of New York City 1,264 m² of land per resident
Taipei City ≈ 1.72 × Washington, D.C. (reference rung) 111 m² of land per resident

Reference scales come from U.S. Census Bureau: 2025 Gazetteer Files: land area of states and counties , as of 2025-01-01.

How to read it

Phuket Province is almost exactly two Taipei Cities of land, holding under a fifth of Taipei City’s people.

Geography and shape

Phuket Province is centred on Phuket Island, Thailand’s largest island, in the Andaman Sea off southern Thailand’s west coast; the island is linked to the mainland by road bridges, and the province also includes smaller surrounding islands. Taipei City occupies the centre of the Taipei Basin, ringed by hills and entirely surrounded by New Taipei City.

Population context

Phuket Province has 429,583 registered residents on 543.03 km², about 790 per km²; Taipei City has 2,439,507 on 271.8 km², about 8,975. Phuket’s average is only about 1.2 times Taiwan’s national average of 644.

Boundaries and definitions

Phuket here is the whole province, not Phuket Island alone, with area from Thailand’s 2024 Statistical Yearbook (as at 2023) and registered population at year-end 2024. Taipei City is the special municipality alone, with land area and household registration from the same Ministry of the Interior table at year-end 2025; it excludes New Taipei City. Neither figure counts tourists.

Phuket Province: Area and registered population both cover Phuket Province, not only Phuket Island. The province includes the main island and smaller surrounding islands; the provincial outline is used so the displayed density remains internally aligned.

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 Phuket Province and Taipei City be understood in context?

For Taiwanese travellers, Taipei City is the most familiar yardstick. Phuket Province comes out at almost exactly two Taipei Cities of land, but with under a fifth of Taipei City’s population.

Two Taipeis of land, a fraction of the people

Phuket Province covers 543.03 km², about 2.0 times Taipei City’s 271.8 km². Its 429,583 registered residents are about 18% of Taipei City’s 2,439,507, so Taipei averages about 11 times Phuket’s density.

Switch the yardstick to Greater Taipei and the result flips: Taipei City and New Taipei City together cover 2,324 km², about 4.3 times Phuket, with about 6.48 million residents, about 15 times Phuket’s.

Phuket among the resort islands

Phuket Province is almost the same size as Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island (567 km², about 4% larger) and about 2.4 times the main island of Koh Samui (227 km²). On a Taiwanese scale it is about 4.2 times Penghu County. Note that Phuket is a whole province, while Phu Quoc and Koh Samui are measured as main islands.

Questions people ask

About this geographic comparison

Which is bigger, Phuket Province or Taipei City?

Phuket Province is bigger, with a land area about 2× that of Taipei City (543 vs 271.8 km², or 209.7 sq mi vs 104.9 sq mi).

How do Phuket Province and Taipei City differ in area, population and density?

Phuket Province is 2× the size of Taipei City — 543 km² vs 271.8 km² (209.7 sq mi vs 104.9 sq mi). Population is 17.6% as high; average density is 8.8% as high. Each side’s scope and reference date are set out under “Boundaries and definitions” on this page.

Is Phuket bigger than Taipei?

Yes, about twice: Phuket Province’s 543.03 km² against Taipei City’s 271.80 km², about 2.0 times. Taipei City and New Taipei City together, 2,324 km², are about 4.3 times Phuket.

How crowded is Phuket compared with Taipei?

Much less on average: about 790 registered residents per km² against Taipei City’s 8,975, roughly one-eleventh. Visitors are not counted in either figure.

Sources

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