Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Greenland, you would:
Health
live 7.2 years longer
In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 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 59.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
be 90.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Greenland, 16.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Taiwan, however, that number is 1.5% as of 2012.
make 41.4% less money
Greenland has a GDP per capita of $41,800 as of 2015, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $24,502 as of 2018.
Life
be 54.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Greenland, approximately 8.8 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 46.4% fewer children
In Greenland, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Taiwan, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.1% more likely to have internet access
In Greenland, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Taiwan, about 89.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.4% less coastline
Greenland has a total of 44,087 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 Greenland? See an in-depth size comparison.