Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
live 13.3 years longer
In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 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 10.7 times more money
Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $24,502 as of 2018.
be 87.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 87.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Kiribati, approximately 32.9 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 63.3% fewer children
In Kiribati, there are approximately 20.1 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 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Kiribati, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Taiwan, about 89.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 37.0% more coastline
Kiribati has a total of 1,143 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 Kiribati? See an in-depth size comparison.