Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 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 73.8% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $93,400 as of 2020, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $24,502 as of 2018.
be 65.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
pay a 2.0 times higher top tax rate
Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Taiwan, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 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 18.3% fewer children
In Singapore, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Taiwan, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 8.1 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 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 Authority of Singapore, Taxation Administration, Ministry of Finance, R.O.C..
Taiwan: At a glance
How big is Taiwan compared to Singapore? See an in-depth size comparison.