Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
live 6.0 years longer
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 8.8 times more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $24,502 as of 2018.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 1999. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 12.6% more likely to be literate
In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 87.5% as of 2018. In Taiwan, it is 98.5% as of 2014.
be 72.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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 65.7% fewer children
In Vanuatu, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Taiwan, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 3.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Taiwan, about 89.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 38.0% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Taiwan, that number is 1,566 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Taiwan: At a glance
How big is Taiwan compared to Vanuatu? See an in-depth size comparison.