Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 22.4 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 15.3 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2020, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $24,502 as of 2018.
be 75.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 15.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
be 97.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Taiwan, however, that number is 1.5% as of 2012.
pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate
Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Taiwan, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.3 times more likely to be literate
In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 43.2% as of 2018. In Taiwan, it is 98.5% as of 2014.
be 94.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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 77.0% fewer children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 32.2 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 4.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 18.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Taiwan, about 89.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.9 times more coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Taiwan, that number is 1,566 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Revenue Authority, Taxation Administration, Ministry of Finance, R.O.C..
Taiwan: At a glance
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