Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of Taiwan, you would:
Economy
make 45.0% more money
Taiwan has a GDP per capita of $50,500 as of 2017, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $73,200 as of 2017.
be 76.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Taiwan, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ireland, that number is 6.7% as of 2017.
be 5.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Taiwan, 1.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Ireland, however, that number is 8.2% as of 2013.
Life
be 14.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Taiwan, approximately 4.2 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Ireland, on the other hand, 3.6 children do as of 2020.
have 62.5% more children
In Taiwan, there are approximately 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Ireland, there are 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ireland: At a glance
How big is Ireland compared to Taiwan? See an in-depth size comparison.