Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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
be 93.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Taiwan, however, that number is 1.5% as of 2012.
pay a 10.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Taiwan, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
be 10.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 11.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 61.8% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Taiwan, there are 7.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 5.7 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Taiwan, that number is 1,566 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority, Taxation Administration, Ministry of Finance, R.O.C..
Taiwan: At a glance
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