Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Japan, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 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 90.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Japan, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Taiwan, however, that number is 1.5% as of 2012.
pay a 19.6% lower top tax rate
Japan has a top tax rate of 56.0% as of 2016. In Taiwan, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
be 44.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Japan, approximately 1.9 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.
Geography
see 94.7% less coastline
Japan has a total of 29,751 km of coastline. In Taiwan, that number is 1,566 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Taxation Administration, Ministry of Finance, R.O.C., National Tax Agency Japan.
Taiwan: At a glance
How big is Taiwan compared to Japan? See an in-depth size comparison.