Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of United Kingdom, you would:
Economy
be 91.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In United Kingdom, 18.6% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Taiwan, however, that number is 1.5% as of 2012.
make 41.1% less money
United Kingdom has a GDP per capita of $41,600 as of 2020, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $24,502 as of 2018.
be 17.7% more likely to be unemployed
In United Kingdom, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
Life
have 31.5% fewer children
In United Kingdom, 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.
Geography
see 87.4% less coastline
United Kingdom has a total of 12,429 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 Kingdom? See an in-depth size comparison.