Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 88.5% more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $24,502 as of 2018.
be 81.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Taiwan, however, that number is 1.5% as of 2012.
be 28.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 84.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 25.7 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 52.4% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 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 41.3% more likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Taiwan, about 89.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 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 Maldives? See an in-depth size comparison.