Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Guernsey, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years less
In Guernsey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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 53.3% less money
Guernsey has a GDP per capita of $52,500 as of 2014, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $24,502 as of 2018.
be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guernsey, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 18.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Guernsey, approximately 3.4 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 24.2% fewer children
In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Taiwan, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 31.3 times more coastline
Guernsey has a total of 50 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 Guernsey? See an in-depth size comparison.