Place comparison

Singapore compared with Taiwan: area, population and density

Taiwan has about 49 times Singapore’s land but only about 3.8 times its population, so Singapore is about 13 times as dense as Taiwan’s national average.

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Direct answer

How different are Singapore and Taiwan?

Singapore covers 744.3 km² (287.4 sq mi); Singapore's area is about 2.1% of Taiwan's. Its reported population is 6,111,175; Singapore's population is about 26.2% of Taiwan's. By average density, Singapore's population density is 12.8 times Taiwan's.

Area difference

Singapore's area is about 2.1% of Taiwan's 744.3 km² (287.4 sq mi) · 36,197.3 km² (13,976 sq mi)

Population difference

Singapore's population is about 26.2% of Taiwan's 6,111,175 · 23,299,132

Density difference

Singapore's population density is 12.8 times Taiwan's 8,210.6 /km² (21,265 /sq mi) · 643.7 /km² (1,667 /sq mi)

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

Straight-line distance between geometric centres: about 3086 km; time difference: none.

On a familiar scale

Singapore ≈ the size of New York City 122 m² of land per resident
Taiwan ≈ 1.44 × Maryland (reference rung) 1,554 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

Taiwan could hold Singapore’s land about 49 times over, yet Singapore has just over a quarter of Taiwan’s population.

Geography and shape

Singapore sits at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, separated from Malaysia by the narrow Johor Strait. It is one low-lying main island plus some sixty smaller islands, and its land area still grows through reclamation. Taiwan is a mountainous island whose Central Mountain Range leaves most people on the western plains, plus outlying islands such as Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu.

Population context

Singapore has 6,111,175 people (end-June 2025) on 744.3 km², about 8,210 per km². Taiwan has 23,299,132 registered residents at year-end 2025 on 36,197.3371 km², about 644 per km². Singapore’s country-wide average is close to Taipei City’s, about 8,975 per km².

Boundaries and definitions

Singapore’s area is the Singapore Land Authority’s total land surveyed as at 31 December 2025, offshore islands included; it is restated every year as reclamation completes and was 735.7 km² a year earlier. Its population is the total at end-June 2025, counted by usual residence and including about 1.91 million non-residents. Taiwan uses household registration at year-end 2025 and the national administrative land area, outlying islands included. The two population counts are defined differently and dated six months apart.

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.

Taiwan: Registered population and official administrative land area.

In-depth guide

How should Singapore and Taiwan be understood in context?

Readers who search Singapore’s size against Taiwan usually want a sense of scale. Singapore is about 2% of Taiwan’s land but holds just over a quarter of its population, so a Taiwanese city is a better yardstick than Taiwan as a whole.

A country with the density of Taipei City

Singapore averages about 8,210 people per km², about 13 times Taiwan’s national average of 644 and a little below Taipei City’s 8,975. The whole country is packed about as tightly as Taipei City.

Greater Taipei’s people on a third of its land

Taipei City and New Taipei City together cover 2,324 km² with about 6.48 million registered residents. Singapore has about 94% of that population on about 32% of that land.

The two population counts are not defined the same way. Singapore counts everyone usually resident, including about 1.91 million non-residents; Taiwan counts household registration. The direction of every comparison here holds, but the exact multiples depend on that choice.

Questions people ask

About this geographic comparison

Which is bigger, Singapore or Taiwan?

Taiwan is bigger, with a land area about 48.6× that of Singapore (744.3 vs 36,197.3 km², or 287.4 sq mi vs 13,976 sq mi).

How do Singapore and Taiwan differ in area, population and density?

Singapore is 2.1% the size of Taiwan — 744.3 km² vs 36,197.3 km² (287.4 sq mi vs 13,976 sq mi). Population is 26.2% as high; average density is 12.8× higher. Each side’s scope and reference date are set out under “Boundaries and definitions” on this page.

How big is Singapore compared with Taiwan?

About 2.1% of Taiwan’s land: 744.3 km² against 36,197 km², so Taiwan could hold Singapore about 49 times over. By population the gap is much smaller — Singapore has about 26% as many people.

Is Singapore about the size of Taipei?

It is about 2.7 times Taipei City’s 271.8 km², but only about a third of Taipei City and New Taipei City combined (2,324 km²). Those two cities together have about 6.48 million registered residents, close to Singapore’s 6.11 million.

Sources

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