Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Taiwan, you would:
Economy
be 12.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Taiwan, 1.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In United Kingdom, however, that number is 18.6% as of 2017.
Life
have 47.9% more children
In Taiwan, there are approximately 7.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United Kingdom, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 7.9 times more coastline
Taiwan has a total of 1,566 km of coastline. In United Kingdom, that number is 12,429 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United Kingdom: At a glance
How big is United Kingdom compared to Taiwan? See an in-depth size comparison.