Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.7 years less

In Taiwan, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Latvia, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 44.6% 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 Latvia, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 68.2% less coastline

Taiwan has a total of 1,566 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2022), World Bank (2024). How we calculate this

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Latvia is 4.9% more expensive than Taiwan overall
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Taiwan is about 1.8 times smaller than Latvia.
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Latvia: At a glance

Latvia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 62,249 sq km. The name "Latvia" originates from the ancient Latgalians, one of four eastern Baltic tribes that formed the ethnic core of the Latvian people (ca. 8th-12th centuries A.D.). The region subsequently came under the control of Germans, Poles, Swedes, and finally, Russians. A Latvian republic emerged following World War I, but it was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. Latvia reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of the Russian minority (some 28% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow. Latvia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the eurozone in 2014.
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