Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Taiwan, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years longer
In Taiwan, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.8 times more money
Taiwan has a GDP per capita of $24,502 as of 2018, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.
be 39.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Taiwan, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.
pay a 51.1% lower top tax rate
Taiwan has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 61.0% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 22.5% more children
In Taiwan, there are approximately 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 87.7% less coastline
Taiwan has a total of 1,566 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Taxation Administration, Ministry of Finance, R.O.C..
Singapore: At a glance
How big is Singapore compared to Taiwan? See an in-depth size comparison.