Svalbard is about 1.7 times bigger than Taiwan.

Taiwan is approximately 35,980 sq km, while Svalbard is approximately 62,045 sq km, making Svalbard 72% larger than Taiwan. Meanwhile, the population of Taiwan is ~23.6 million people (23.6 million fewer people live in Svalbard).
This to-scale comparison of Taiwan vs. Svalbard uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.

Share this