Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 25.4 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 30.6 times more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $800 as of 2020, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $24,502 as of 2018.
Life
be 95.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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 80.5% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 38.0 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 44.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 2.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Taiwan, about 89.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 48.2% less coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 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 Somalia? See an in-depth size comparison.