Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
Health
live 17.7 years longer
In Burkina Faso, the average life expectancy is 63 years (62 years for men, 65 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 11.1 times more money
Burkina Faso has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $24,502 as of 2018.
be 95.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Burkina Faso, 77.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
be 96.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Burkina Faso, 41.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Taiwan, however, that number is 1.5% as of 2012.
Life
be 2.5 times more likely to be literate
In Burkina Faso, the literacy rate is 39.3% as of 2018. In Taiwan, it is 98.5% as of 2014.
be 92.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Burkina Faso, approximately 49.4 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 78.0% fewer children
In Burkina Faso, there are approximately 33.6 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 4.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Burkina Faso, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Taiwan, about 89.0% do as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Taiwan: At a glance
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