Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Spain, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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 69.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 12.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Taiwan, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
be 92.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Taiwan, however, that number is 1.5% as of 2012.
Life
be 60.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 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.
Geography
see 68.4% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 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 Spain? See an in-depth size comparison.