Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 12.8% less money

Taiwan has a GDP per capita of $47,800 as of 2019, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 74.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Taiwan, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

be 10.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Taiwan, 1.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.

pay a 25.6% higher top tax rate

Taiwan has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.

Life

be 37.0% 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 11.0% more children

In Taiwan, there are approximately 7.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Geography

see 14.5% more coastline

Taiwan has a total of 1,566 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Taxation Administration, Ministry of Finance, R.O.C., Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.

Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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