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Taiwan flag Taiwan Asia
United States flag United States North America
Key Statistics
Population
people
23.4M
60th
340.1M
3rd
GDP
gross domestic product, US$
$756.0B
22nd
$28.8T
1st
GDP per Capita
US$ per person
$32,339
52nd
$84,534
12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
international $
N/A
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
annual %
1.3% 164th
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
km²
36,197 km²
135th
9,831,510 km²
3rd
Population Density
people per km²
646.9 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate
births per woman
N/A
1.6 135th
Urban Population
% of population
N/A
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
% of population
N/A
17.9% 45th
Health
Life Expectancy
years at birth
80.9 yrs
47th
78.4 yrs
63rd
Infant Mortality
per 1,000 live births
3.8 38th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality
per 100,000 live births
N/A
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
US$
$2,100
39th
$13,473
1st
Health Spending
% of GDP
6.5% 97th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians
per 1,000 people
N/A
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds
per 1,000 people
N/A
2.68 82nd
Population Pyramidsby age & sex, 2024
Population pyramid of Taiwan
Taiwan
Population pyramid of United States
United States
Economy & Environment
Unemployment Rate
% of labour force
3.5% 57th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions
tons per capita
10.80 154th
17.74 175th
Agriculture
% of GDP
1.4%
1.0%
Industry
% of GDP
36.5%
17.9%
Services
% of GDP
62.1%
77.6%
Exports
% of GDP
62.0%
11.1%
Imports
% of GDP
54.0%
14.3%
Education & Society
Literacy Rate
% of adults
N/A
N/A
Education Spending
% of GDP
N/A
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
0 = perfect equality
N/A
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate
at $2.15/day
N/A
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate
per 100,000 people
N/A
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
% of seats
N/A
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
% of female population
N/A
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending
% of GDP
N/A
3.4% 24th
Technology & Infrastructure
Internet Users
% of population
N/A
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions
per 100 people
N/A
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
% of population
N/A
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
% of population
N/A
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
% of population
N/A
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
% of consumption
N/A
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area
% of land area
N/A
33.9% 96th
Ochre marks the leading country for each measure.
GDP Compositionagriculture · industry · services
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Trade Balanceexports vs imports, % of GDP
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Population Over Time1960 – 2024
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GDP Over Time1960 – 2024, US$
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Life Expectancy Over Time1960 – 2024
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