Total & land area: Saint Lucia vs Taiwan size comparison

Taiwan is 58.7 times bigger by total area compared to Saint Lucia: 13,974 sq mi vs 238.2 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Taiwan is 13,976 sq mi vs 235.5 sq mi for Saint Lucia — a 59.3 times difference in territory size.

Saint Lucia ranks 178/197 by total surface area vs 134/197 for Taiwan.
Saint Lucia occupies 0.0004% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.02% for Taiwan.
16.3% of Saint Lucia's area is agricultural land vs 21.5% in Taiwan.
Saint Lucia has 0.0002% of the world's agricultural land area — Taiwan has 0.02%.
34% of Saint Lucia is covered by forests, compared to 60.8% in Taiwan.
0.0005% of the world's forests are in Saint Lucia, and 0.05% are in Taiwan.

True size map comparison: Saint Lucia vs Taiwan

See how Saint Lucia 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

	Saint Lucia	Taiwan
Total area	238.2 sq mi	13,974 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1	58.7
Total area rank	178/197	134/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.0001%	0.007%
Land area	235.5 sq mi	13,976 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1	59.3
Land area rank	178/197	133/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.0004%	0.02%
Population	179,744	23,331,886
Population density	767 ppl/mi²	1,662 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Saint Lucia	Taiwan
Forest area	80.2 sq mi	8,495 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	34%	60.8%
Forest area rank	172/196	103/196
World's forests share	0.0005%	0.05%
Agricultural land area	38.4 sq mi	3,000 sq mi
Agricultural land share	16.3%	21.5%
Agricultural land area rank	178/194	143/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.0002%	0.02%
Arable land	10.3 sq mi	n/a
Arable land share	4.38%	n/a
Arable land area rank	180/191	n/a
Permanent cropland	26.6 sq mi	962 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	11.3%	6.88%
Permanent cropland area rank	156/192	79/192
Water area	2.71 sq mi	0 sq mi
Water as share of total area	1.14%	0%
Water area rank	150/197	193/197
Roads length	752 mi	25,771 mi
Land borders length	0 mi	0 mi
Coastline length	98.2 mi	973 mi
Share of marine protected waters	0.3%	n/a

Saint Lucia 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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