Total & land area: Netherlands vs Taiwan size comparison

The Netherlands is slightly bigger by total area compared to Taiwan: 14,432 sq mi vs 13,974 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Taiwan is 13,976 sq mi vs 13,000 sq mi for the Netherlands.

The Netherlands ranks 133/197 by total surface area vs 134/197 for Taiwan.
The Netherlands occupies 0.02% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.02% for Taiwan.
53.5% of the Netherlands' area is agricultural land vs 21.5% in Taiwan.
The Netherlands has 0.04% of the world's agricultural land area — Taiwan has 0.02%.
11.1% of the Netherlands is covered by forests, compared to 60.8% in Taiwan.
0.009% of the world's forests are in the Netherlands, and 0.05% are in Taiwan.

True size map comparison: Netherlands vs Taiwan

See how the Netherlands and Taiwan compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Netherlands	Taiwan
Total area	14,432 sq mi	13,974 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1.03	1
Total area rank	133/197	134/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.007%	0.007%
Land area	13,000 sq mi	13,976 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1	1.08
Land area rank	134/197	133/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.02%	0.02%
Population	17,993,485	23,331,886
Population density	1,402 ppl/mi²	1,662 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Netherlands	Taiwan
Forest area	1,437 sq mi	8,495 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	11.1%	60.8%
Forest area rank	145/196	103/196
World's forests share	0.009%	0.05%
Agricultural land area	6,961 sq mi	3,000 sq mi
Agricultural land share	53.5%	21.5%
Agricultural land area rank	122/194	143/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.04%	0.02%
Arable land	3,896 sq mi	n/a
Arable land share	30%	n/a
Arable land area rank	107/191	n/a
Permanent cropland	139 sq mi	962 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	1.07%	6.88%
Permanent cropland area rank	134/192	79/192
Water area	1,432 sq mi	0 sq mi
Water as share of total area	9.92%	0%
Water area rank	78/197	193/197
Roads length	88,123 mi	25,771 mi
Land borders length	654 mi	0 mi
Coastline length	280.2 mi	973 mi
Share of marine protected waters	33.6%	n/a

Netherlands vs Taiwan size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (2026, retrieved 2026-02-09).

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