Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 2.4 times more money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $24,502 as of 2018.
be 87.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 30.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
pay a 4.5 times higher top tax rate
Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Taiwan, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 64.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 11.2 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 65.7% fewer children
In Libya, there are approximately 21.6 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 Libya, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Taiwan, about 89.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 11.5% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Taiwan, that number is 1,566 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Taxation Administration, Ministry of Finance, R.O.C..
Taiwan: At a glance
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