Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Germany instead of Taiwan, you would:
Economy
make 13.0% more money
Taiwan has a GDP per capita of $47,800 as of 2019, while in Germany, the GDP per capita is $54,000 as of 2022.
be 15.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Taiwan, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Germany, that number is 3.1% as of 2022.
be 9.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Taiwan, 1.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Germany, however, that number is 14.7% as of 2021.
Life
be 19.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Taiwan, approximately 4.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Germany, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 21.9% more children
In Taiwan, there are approximately 7.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Germany, there are 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 52.5% more coastline
Taiwan has a total of 1,566 km of coastline. In Germany, that number is 2,389 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Germany: At a glance
How big is Germany compared to Taiwan? See an in-depth size comparison.