Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of North Korea, you would:
Health
live 9.4 years longer
In North Korea, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 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
make 14.4 times more money
North Korea has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2015, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $24,502 as of 2018.
be 85.4% less likely to be unemployed
In North Korea, 25.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 82.1% less likely to die during infancy
In North Korea, approximately 22.2 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 48.0% fewer children
In North Korea, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Taiwan, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 37.2% less coastline
North Korea has a total of 2,495 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 North Korea? See an in-depth size comparison.