Compare Taiwan & its neighbours

(Brunei, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam)

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Misc
Country CodeTWBNCNIDJPMYPHVN
Geography
Area (sq km)35,9805,7659,596,9601,904,569377,915329,847300,000331,210
Coastline (km)1,56616114,50054,71629,7514,67536,2893,444
Highest Point (m)3,952 (Yu Shan)1,850 (Bukit Pagon)8,848 (Mount Everest (highest peak in Asia and highest point on earth above sea level))4,884 (Puncak Jaya)3,776 (Mount Fuji)4,095 (Gunung Kinabalu)2,954 (Mount Apo)3,144 (Fan Si Pan)
Average Elevation (m)1,1504781,840367438419442398
People
Population23,545,963450,5651,384,688,986262,787,403126,168,15631,809,660105,893,38197,040,334
Median Age41.3030.5037.7030.5047.7028.7023.7030.90
Growth Rate0.15 %1.55 %0.37 %0.83 %-0.24 %1.34 %1.55 %0.90 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)8.2016.9012.1015.907.5018.8023.4015.20
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)7.603.708.006.509.905.206.105.90
Urban Population78.20 %77.60 %59.20 %55.30 %91.60 %76.00 %46.90 %35.90 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth22.8030.7022.80
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)23.0027.00126.005.0040.00114.0054.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)4.309.3011.8021.902.0012.1020.9016.70
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)2.60 %5.50 %2.80 %10.20 %4.20 %4.70 %7.10 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)1.771.790.382.411.511.280.82
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)2.704.201.2013.401.901.002.60
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)14.10 %6.20 %6.90 %4.30 %15.60 %6.40 %2.10 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)4.40 %3.60 %3.50 %4.70 %2.70 %5.70 %
School life (years)141413151313
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)28.90 %15.60 %3.60 %10.50 %8.90 %7.20 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)1.189 trillion33.870 billion23.210 trillion3.250 trillion5.443 trillion933.300 billion877.200 billion648.700 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)2.90 %1.30 %6.90 %5.10 %1.70 %5.90 %6.70 %6.80 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)50,50078,90016,70012,40042,90029,1008,4006,900
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)34.90 %47.50 %45.80 %31.70 %28.00 %28.50 %24.30 %29.00 %