Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 2.2 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 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 87.7% less coastline

Taiwan has a total of 1,566 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

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

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Singapore: At a glance

Singapore is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 709 sq km. Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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