Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Estonia instead of Taiwan, you would:

Health

live 3.3 years less

In Taiwan, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

pay a 55.6% lower top tax rate

Taiwan has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

make 12.1% less money

Taiwan has a GDP per capita of $47,800 as of 2019, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 70.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Taiwan, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

be 15.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Taiwan, 1.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

Life

be 13.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Taiwan, approximately 4.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.

have 12.3% more children

In Taiwan, there are approximately 7.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 2.4 times more coastline

Taiwan has a total of 1,566 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Taxation Administration, Ministry of Finance, R.O.C..

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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