Eastern Asia · partially recognised
Taiwan
Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Capital
- Taipei
- Languages
- Chinese
- Currency
- New Taiwan dollar
- Neighbours
- none by land
Greetings from
Taiwan
- 19th highest CO₂ per person 11.3 t · #19 of 203 · 2024
- 22nd highest median age 43.5 years · #22 of 213 · 2023
- 27th highest meat supply 91.5 kg · #27 of 189 · 2023
Surprising facts about Taiwan
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Taiwan’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Taiwan among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Taiwan sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Taiwan across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Nearest countries
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vs Philippines 1,161 km
vs South Korea 1,485 km
vs North Korea 1,603 km
vs Vietnam 1,668 km
vs China 1,725 km
Taiwan has no land borders: these are the 5 nearest countries by distance between capitals. Equal-area map centred on Taiwan.