Place comparison

Singapore compared with Taipei City: area, population and density

Singapore has about 2.7 times Taipei City’s land and about 2.5 times its population, so Taipei City is only about 9% denser on average.

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Direct answer

How different are Singapore and Taipei City?

Singapore covers 744.3 km² (287.4 sq mi); Singapore's area is 2.74 times Taipei City's. Its reported population is 6,111,175; Singapore's population is 2.51 times Taipei City's. By average density, Singapore's population density is about 91.5% of Taipei City's.

Area difference

Singapore's area is 2.74 times Taipei City's 744.3 km² (287.4 sq mi) · 271.8 km² (104.9 sq mi)

Population difference

Singapore's population is 2.51 times Taipei City's 6,111,175 · 2,439,507

Density difference

Singapore's population density is about 91.5% of Taipei City's 8,210.6 /km² (21,265 /sq mi) · 8,975.4 /km² (23,246 /sq mi)

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

Straight-line distance between geometric centres: about 3255 km; time difference: none.

On a familiar scale

Singapore ≈ the size of New York City 122 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

A whole country packed almost as tightly as Taipei City: about 2.7 Taipei Cities of land holding about 2.5 times the people.

Geography and shape

Singapore is one low-lying main island plus some sixty smaller islands at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, and its land still grows through reclamation. Taipei City occupies the centre of the Taipei Basin, ringed by hills and entirely surrounded by New Taipei City.

Population context

Singapore has 6,111,175 people on 744.3 km², about 8,210 per km². Taipei City has 2,439,507 registered residents on 271.8 km², about 8,975 per km². The two averages are within about 10% of each other, with Taipei City slightly higher.

Boundaries and definitions

Singapore is the whole country, offshore islands included: area as at 31 December 2025, population at end-June 2025, counted by usual residence and including about 1.91 million non-residents. Taipei City is the special municipality alone, with area and household-registration population both at year-end 2025. It excludes New Taipei City; together the two cities cover 2,324.3664 km² with 6,484,338 registered residents.

Singapore: Total land area surveyed by the Singapore Land Authority as at 31 December 2025, covering the main island and its offshore islands. The figure rises with reclamation and is restated annually — it was 735.7 km² a year earlier. Population is the Department of Statistics total population at end-June 2025: citizens 3,660,683, permanent residents 543,832 and about 1.91 million non-residents, counted by place of usual residence, so tourists and short-term visitors are excluded. The two dates are six months apart, and the outline traces the main island, Pulau Ujong, which is about 88% of the official area — Pulau Tekong, Jurong Island, Pulau Ubin, Sentosa and some sixty smaller islands are counted in the figure but not drawn.

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 Singapore and Taipei City be understood in context?

How Singapore compares with Taipei depends on which Taipei you mean. Singapore is about 2.7 Taipei Cities of land, but only about a third of Taipei City and New Taipei City combined — and it holds almost as many people as the two cities together.

Which Taipei?

Against Taipei City alone, Singapore has about 2.7 times the land (744.3 against 271.8 km²) and about 2.5 times the people (6.11 million against 2.44 million).

Against Taipei City and New Taipei City together — 2,324 km² and about 6.48 million registered residents — Singapore has about 32% of the land and about 94% of the people. Its average density is about 2.9 times the twin cities’ combined 2,790 per km².

Nearly the same density, very different territory

Singapore averages about 8,210 people per km² and Taipei City about 8,975. But Singapore’s total covers a whole country — its airport, port, the industrial land of Jurong Island and offshore islands such as Pulau Tekong — while Taipei City’s includes the forested hills of Yangmingshan in its north.

Questions people ask

About this geographic comparison

Which is bigger, Singapore or Taipei City?

Singapore is bigger, with a land area about 2.74× that of Taipei City (744.3 vs 271.8 km², or 287.4 sq mi vs 104.9 sq mi).

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

Singapore is 2.74× the size of Taipei City — 744.3 km² vs 271.8 km² (287.4 sq mi vs 104.9 sq mi). Population is 2.51× higher; average density is 91.5% as high. Each side’s scope and reference date are set out under “Boundaries and definitions” on this page.

Is Singapore more crowded than Taipei?

Not on these averages. Singapore averages about 8,210 people per km² and Taipei City about 8,975, about 9% higher. Both averages include land where nobody lives, so the busiest districts of either are far denser.

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