Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 25.4 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 31.9 times more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Taiwan, the GDP per capita is $47,800 as of 2019.
be 80.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Somalia, 19.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
be 97.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Somalia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Taiwan, however, that number is 1.5% as of 2012.
Life
be 95.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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 80.5% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Taiwan, there are 7.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 6.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Taiwan, about 90.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 48.2% less coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 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 Somalia? See an in-depth size comparison.