Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Taiwan, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 27.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
make 49.7% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $48,700 as of 2020, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $24,502 as of 2018.
Life
be 31.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Taiwan, on the other hand, 4.0 children do as of 2022.
have 39.9% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Taiwan, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 93.9% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Taiwan, that number is 1,566 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Taiwan: At a glance
How big is Taiwan compared to Australia? See an in-depth size comparison.