Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of South Korea, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In South Korea, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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 89.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In South Korea, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Taiwan, however, that number is 1.5% as of 2012.
be 41.3% more likely to be unemployed
In South Korea, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
pay a 18.4% higher top tax rate
South Korea has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Taiwan, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 38.3% more likely to die during infancy
In South Korea, approximately 2.9 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 35.1% less coastline
South Korea has a total of 2,413 km of coastline. In Taiwan, that number is 1,566 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Tax Service, South Korea, Taxation Administration, Ministry of Finance, R.O.C..
Taiwan: At a glance
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