Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Malaysia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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
be 73.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malaysia, 5.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Taiwan, however, that number is 1.5% as of 2012.
be 13.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Malaysia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
pay a 60.7% higher top tax rate
Malaysia has a top tax rate of 28.0% as of 2016. In Taiwan, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 39.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 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 49.2% fewer children
In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Taiwan, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 66.5% less coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Taiwan, that number is 1,566 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, Taxation Administration, Ministry of Finance, R.O.C..
Taiwan: At a glance
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