Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Ireland, you would:
Economy
be 25.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
be 88.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 13.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Taiwan, however, that number is 1.5% as of 2012.
make 72.7% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $89,700 as of 2020, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $24,502 as of 2018.
Life
be 14.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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 40.0% fewer children
In Ireland, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Taiwan, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Taiwan: At a glance
How big is Taiwan compared to Ireland? See an in-depth size comparison.