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Population density: Comoros vs Taiwan compared

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Comoros has a population density of 1,252 people per square mile compared to 1,662 people in Taiwan. Comoros has 25,263 sq ft of land per person vs 16,697 sq ft in Taiwan. Comoros and Taiwan rank 20th and 10th by population density, respectively.

Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Comoros has 0.01% of the world's population and 0.001% of all countries' land area, compared to 0.29% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Taiwan, making the population density in Comoros 24.7% lower than in Taiwan.

Population density by year

Comoros
Taiwan

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Comoros Taiwan
2026 1,252 1,662
2025 1,229 1,669
2024 1,206 1,675
2023 1,183 1,670
2022 1,161 1,669
2021 1,139 1,679
2020 1,116 1,687
2019 1,095 1,688
2018 1,074 1,687
2017 1,053 1,685
2016 1,032 1,683
2015 1,011 1,679
2014 990 1,675
2013 969 1,670
2012 949 1,665
2011 930 1,660
2010 911 1,656
2009 893 1,651
2008 876 1,646
2007 859 1,640
2006 842 1,633
2005 825 1,626
2004 808 1,620
2003 793 1,614
2002 778 1,607
2001 762 1,599
2000 746 1,587
1999 732 1,575
1998 719 1,562
1997 707 1,548
1996 695 1,534
1995 683 1,522
1994 671 1,509
1993 659 1,495
1992 647 1,481
1991 634 1,467
1990 619 1,451
1989 603 1,435
1988 587 1,420
1987 571 1,404
1986 556 1,389
1985 540 1,373
1984 526 1,354
1983 511 1,335
1982 497 1,313
1981 483 1,290
1980 470 1,267
1979 456 1,243
1978 442 1,219
1977 428 1,197
1976 414 1,174
1975 400 1,150
1974 387 1,129
1973 374 1,109
1972 362 1,089
1971 351 1,067
1970 340 1,043
1969 330 1,007
1968 320 969
1967 312 945
1966 304 921
1965 299.2 895
1964 294.5 868
1963 289.7 842
1962 284.9 815
1961 280 789
1960 - 763

Data sources: National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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From 2006 to 2026, population density in Comoros increased by 48.7%, compared to a 1.78% growth in Taiwan.

In 2006, Comoros ranked 24th by population density and is 20th now. Taiwan was 8th in 2006 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.

Densely populated cities

Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09); U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  6. Wikidata (2024–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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