Country comparison
Taiwan vs China
China is 267× the size of Taiwan. China has 1.3× as many castles and palaces as Taiwan.
Side by side
| Taiwan | Category | China |
|---|---|---|
| approx. 35,800 km² | Area (2024) China: 267× more Natural Earth (public domain), World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 9,562,910 km² more |
| – | Population (2025) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 1.41 billion |
| – | Population density (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 150 people/km² |
| – | GDP per capita (2025) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | US$ 13,862 |
| – | Life expectancy (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 78 years |
| – | Internet users (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 92% |
| 43.5 years | Median age (2023) Taiwan: 1.1× more Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) | 39.1 years |
| – | Fertility rate (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 1.01 births per woman |
| – | CO₂ emissions per capita (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 9.3 t |
| 6 | Castles, fortresses and palaces China: 1.3× more Wikidata (CC0 1.0) | 8 more |
| 1 | Ghost stories | 1 |
| – | UFO cases | 3 |
| 29 | VPN providers with servers in the country Taiwan: 4.8× more VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0) | 6 |
| Chinese | Official languages Shared language: Chinese Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3) | Chinese |
| New Taiwan dollar (TWD) | Currency ISO 4217 | Chinese yuan (renminbi) (CNY) |
| Type A, B · 110 V | Plugs and voltage Shared plug types: A · different voltage | Type A, C, I · 220 V |
| UTC+8 | Time zone of the capital Same time IANA tz database (public domain) | UTC+8 |
Values link to the country pages in the Ominuvo series maps. Area: World Bank data (indicator AG.SRF.TOTL.K2: land and inland water, source FAO, CC BY 4.0); “approx.” – no such data for the country: area of the map outline (Natural Earth 1:50m), accurate to about 3%.
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Source: Natural Earth (public domain), World Bank – Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), FAO (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Population Prospects, United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union… (CC BY 4.0), Our World in Data – UN, World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint… (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0 1.0), VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3), ISO 4217, IANA tz database (public domain), Natural Earth (public domain). Data from the Ominuvo series maps (index of 2026-11-01); details and licences on the map pages.