Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 20.3% more money

Taiwan has a GDP per capita of $47,800 as of 2019, while in Finland, the GDP per capita is $57,500 as of 2023.

be 92.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Taiwan, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Finland, that number is 7.2% as of 2023.

be 8.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Taiwan, 1.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Finland, however, that number is 12.2% as of 2022.

pay a 14.7% higher top tax rate

Taiwan has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Finland, the top tax rate is 51.6% as of 2016.

Life

be 46.3% 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 Finland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2022.

have 39.7% more children

In Taiwan, there are approximately 7.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Finland, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 20.2% less coastline

Taiwan has a total of 1,566 km of coastline. In Finland, that number is 1,250 km.

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

Finland: At a glance

Finland is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 303,815 sq km. Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries, and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It gained complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it successfully defended its independence through cooperation with Germany and resisted subsequent invasions by the Soviet Union - albeit with some loss of territory. In the subsequent half century, Finland transformed from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is among the highest in Western Europe. A member of the European Union since 1995, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro single currency at its initiation in January 1999. In the 21st century, the key features of Finland's modern welfare state are high quality education, promotion of equality, and a national social welfare system - currently challenged by an aging population and the fluctuations of an export-driven economy.
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