Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Finland, you would:
Economy
be 43.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
be 87.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Taiwan, however, that number is 1.5% as of 2012.
pay a 12.8% lower top tax rate
Finland has a top tax rate of 51.6% as of 2016. In Taiwan, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
make 48.2% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $47,300 as of 2020, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $24,502 as of 2018.
Life
be 86.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 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 29.1% fewer children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Taiwan, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 25.3% more coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Taiwan, that number is 1,566 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Taxation Administration, Ministry of Finance, R.O.C..
Taiwan: At a glance
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