Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
live 7.7 years longer
In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Taiwan, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 97.6% more money
Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2020, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $24,502 as of 2018.
be 58.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Ukraine, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
be 36.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ukraine, 1.1% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Taiwan, however, that number is 1.5% as of 2012.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Ukraine has a top tax rate of 18.0% as of 2016. In Taiwan, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 45.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Ukraine, approximately 7.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Taiwan, on the other hand, 4.0 children do as of 2022.
have 23.0% fewer children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Taiwan, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 43.7% less coastline
Ukraine has a total of 2,782 km of coastline. In Taiwan, that number is 1,566 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine, Taxation Administration, Ministry of Finance, R.O.C..
Taiwan: At a glance
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