Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Denmark, you would:
Economy
be 88.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Taiwan, however, that number is 1.5% as of 2012.
pay a 19.4% lower top tax rate
Denmark has a top tax rate of 55.8% as of 2017. In Taiwan, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
make 56.2% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2020, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $24,502 as of 2018.
be 22.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 30.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, 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 34.1% fewer children
In Denmark, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Taiwan, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 78.6% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Taiwan, that number is 1,566 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Danish Central Tax Administration, Taxation Administration, Ministry of Finance, R.O.C..
Taiwan: At a glance
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