Climate
Kaohsiung logs 117 hot days a year to Yilan's 50 — Yilan wins by 67. Kaohsiung also leads on sunny days by 111.
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Yilan
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Air Quality
Kaohsiung averages 23.0 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Yilan's 14.4 µg/m³ (moderate) — Yilan breathes ~37% cleaner air (8.6 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Kaohsiung (2.3M) and Yilan (76K) are 30x in population — Kaohsiung is the larger metro, Yilan the smaller; on land area Kaohsiung spans roughly 20x more ground.
Kaohsiung is roughly 24x the scale of Yilan
Combined population & area comparison
KaohsiungYilanCity Scale Rankings
Kaohsiung2.3M30xYilan76K1xKaohsiung372 km²20xYilan19 km²1xKaohsiung
Yilan
Who Thrives Here
Kaohsiung favours the sunshine lover, while Yilan suits the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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