Taiwan
Country in Eastern Asia, Asia · ranked on 1,351 metrics
Taiwan is a country in Asia with a population of 23,011,292 (61st of 235). It ranks best for Econ Freedom Index Heritage (4th of 174), Crime Index Numbeo (1-100) (4th of 144), Safety Index Numbeo (100-1) (4th of 144). It ranks lowest for EPI Air Pollution (tied last of 173), Female Suicide Rate (201st of 204), Suicide Rate (192nd of 204).
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Percentile on 249 metrics that rank at least half of all countries, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Global Health Index97.59Healthiest Countries · 20251st of 195100
- Misery Index2.1Worst Countries to Live in · 20251st of 178100
- Average IQ (Lynn/Becker)106.47Average IQ by Country · 20192nd of 19799
- V Dem Democracy Index by Country · 20253rd of 17599
- US Trade Balance-$126.86BUS Trade Deficit by Country · 20254th of 22199
- Economic Freedom Index by Country · 20254th of 17498
- Legatum Prosperity Index · 20234th of 16798
- LPI Health Score83.37Best Healthcare in the World · 20234th of 16798
- Crime Rate by Country · 20254th of 14498
- Heart Disease ASR Death Rate - Female63.12 per 100kHeart Disease Rates by Country · 20236th of 20498
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Environmental Performance Index by Country · 2026tied last of 1731
- Amphetamine Use Rate349.05 per 100kDrug Use by Country · 2023202nd of 2041
- Starvation Deaths by Country · 2023200th of 2021
- Central Government Debt244.7%Debt to GDP Ratio by Country · 2024147th of 1491
- US Trade Deficit$126.86BUS Trade Deficit by Country · 2025218th of 2211
- Female Suicide Rate12.03 per 100kSuicide Rate by Country · 2023201st of 2041
- Hypertension-Related Death Rate449.1 per 100kHypertension Rates by Country · 2023200th of 2042
- Colon Cancer Rate48.0 cases per 100k PeopleColon Cancer Rate by Country · 2017188th of 1922
- 10 Year Change-0.1Water Quality by Country · 2024174th of 1793
- Best Weather by Country · 2026138th of 1434
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among countries
- BestLowest Unintentional Gun Death Rate0.01 rate per 100kTied 1st of 197 countries · Gun Violence by Country · 2023
- Best1st of 195 countries · Healthiest Countries · 2025
- BestLowest Rate of Unintentional Gun Death IHME0.01 per 100kTied 1st of 195 countries · Gun Deaths by Country · 2023
- Best1st of 178 countries · Worst Countries to Live in · 2025
- WorstTied last of 173 countries · Environmental Performance Index by Country · 2026
- FactLowest Estimated Fertility Rate1.11 births per woman223rd of 223 countries · Total Fertility Rate · 2024
- Fact1st of 199 countries · Religious People by Country · 2020
- FactTied 1st of 150 countries · Effective Number of Parties by Country
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 40 widely reported measures from 10 categories, leaving out size and totals
South Korea79% similar
Japan75% similar
Israel73% similar
Cities in Taiwan
6 cities with a report card, largest first
Quick answers
- What is the population of Taiwan?
- Taiwan has a population of 23,011,292, 61st among 235 countries.
- What does Taiwan rank best at?
- Among countries, Taiwan ranks best for Econ Freedom Index Heritage (4th of 174); Crime Index Numbeo (1-100) (4th of 144); Safety Index Numbeo (100-1) (4th of 144).
- Where does Taiwan rank worst?
- Taiwan ranks lowest for EPI Air Pollution (tied last of 173); Female Suicide Rate (201st of 204); Suicide Rate (192nd of 204).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Taiwan?
- Rankodex ranks Taiwan on 1,351 statistics compared with other countries, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
1,351 metrics with a value for this place, in 506 topics