Santiago
838 km²
Taipei
272 km²
Chile
Taiwan
Area Comparison
Santiago is 3.1x larger than Taipei
Population Comparison
Santiago has 2.4x more people than Taipei
Yes — Santiago is 3.1x larger than Taipei by area. Santiago spans 838 km² (324 mi²) while Taipei covers 272 km² (105 mi²) — a difference of 566 km². You could fit Taipei inside Santiago approximately 3 times.
To put Santiago's size in perspective, its area of 838 km² is roughly the same size as Berlin. Meanwhile, Taipei at 272 km² is about 1.2x the size of Amsterdam.
Picture Santiago another way: its area is large enough to fit about 117,000 American football fields, 14 times the area of Manhattan, or 8 times the area of Paris. For Taipei, that's about 38,000 American football fields, 130 times the area of Monaco, or 80 times the area of Central Park.
Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. Located in the Chilean Central Valley within the Santiago Basin, between the Andes to the east and the Chilean Coastal Range to the west, it anchors the Santiago Metropolitan Region and its conurbation of Greater Santiago, which comprises more than forty communes and concentrates over a third of the national population and around 45% of Chile's GDP.
Known as "Santiago de Chile", Santiago covers 838 km² with a population of 6.3 million. The city was established in 1541. Santiago is known for Cerro San Cristóbal, Gran Torre Santiago, Plaza de Armas, among other attractions.
Santiago sits in the Chilean Central Valley between the Andes and the Coastal Range, anchoring over a third of Chile's population.
Taipei, officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan. Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city of Keelung. Most of the city rests on the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border.
Taipei has an area of 272 km² and is home to 2.6 million people. Its history stretches back to 1709. Visitors come for Taipei 101 tower, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial, Shilin Night Market, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Taipei Metro (MRT).
Most of Taipei rests on the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed bounded by narrow river valleys.
Santiago has a population density of 7,470 people per km² — a densely populated city. Taipei, with 9,743 people per km², is a densely populated city. Both cities have comparable density, though Taipei is slightly more compact.
Size Ratio
Taipei fits inside Santiago ~3 times
Density Gap
Taipei is 1.3x more densely populated
History
Santiago is ~168 years older
Santiago covers 838 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Kyoto (828 km²), Berlin (892 km²), New York (783 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), or Bangalore (741 km²).
Taipei covers 272 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Edinburgh (259 km²), Kuala Lumpur (243 km²), Munich (311 km²), Boston (232 km²), or Osaka (225 km²).
The straight-line distance from Santiago to Taipei is 18,508 km (11,500 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~22h 16m.
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