Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 1.4 years longer

In Taiwan, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

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Life

be 20.4% 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 Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

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Basic Needs

be 16.7% less likely to have internet access

In Taiwan, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 4.9 times more coastline

Taiwan has a total of 1,566 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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Italy is 58.2% more expensive than Taiwan overall
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Taiwan is about 8 times smaller than Italy.
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Moving from Taiwan to Italy · OECD 2023
93 people moved from Taiwan to Italy.
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Italy: At a glance

Italy is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 294,140 sq km. Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy is a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include sluggish economic growth, high youth and female unemployment, organized crime, corruption, and economic disparities between southern Italy and the more prosperous north.
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