Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in California instead of Taiwan, you would:

Health

live 2.2 years less

In Taiwan, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In California, that number is 79 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2020.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2022), OECD Regional Demography (2020). How we calculate this

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