Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In United Arab Emirates, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 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 92.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In United Arab Emirates, 19.5% live below the poverty line as of 2003. In Taiwan, however, that number is 1.5% as of 2012.
make 63.5% less money
United Arab Emirates has a GDP per capita of $67,100 as of 2019, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $24,502 as of 2018.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In United Arab Emirates, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 22.8% less likely to die during infancy
In United Arab Emirates, approximately 5.1 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 31.6% fewer children
In United Arab Emirates, there are approximately 10.8 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 11.0% less likely to have internet access
In United Arab Emirates, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Taiwan, about 89.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 18.8% more coastline
United Arab Emirates has a total of 1,318 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 United Arab Emirates? See an in-depth size comparison.