Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years longer
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 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 37.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
make 44.7% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2020, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $24,502 as of 2018.
Life
be 67.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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 48.0% fewer children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Taiwan, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 40.7% less coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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 Saudi Arabia? See an in-depth size comparison.