Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Germany, you would:
Economy
be 89.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Taiwan, however, that number is 1.5% as of 2012.
make 11.5% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $54,000 as of 2022, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $47,800 as of 2019.
be 18.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 24.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 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 18.0% fewer children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Taiwan, there are 7.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 34.4% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 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 Germany? See an in-depth size comparison.