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Russia vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Russia has a population of 144M (ranked 9/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Russia's land area is 6,323,145 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 1st vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Russia Taiwan
Population
142718132
23308308
Population rank 9/197 60/197
GDP
$2.17T
2024
$797B
2024
GDP rank 11/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$15,145
2024
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 69/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$47,405
2024
$50,500
2017
Government debt
$441B
2024
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
21.4%
2025
24%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,075
2024
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank 98/185 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,262
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.41
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
40.9 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Russia and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Russia and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Russia

Taiwan
Year GDP
Russia Taiwan
1961 - $1,778,000,000
1962 - $1,960,000,000
1963 - $2,218,000,000
1964 - $2,592,000,000
1965 - $2,869,000,000
1966 - $3,207,000,000
1967 - $3,709,000,000
1968 - $4,325,000,000
1969 - $5,017,000,000
1970 - $5,785,000,000
1971 - $6,727,000,000
1972 - $8,063,000,000
1973 - $10,940,000,000
1974 - $14,739,000,000
1975 - $15,836,000,000
1976 - $18,988,000,000
1977 - $22,252,000,000
1978 - $27,373,000,000
1979 - $33,875,000,000
1980 - $42,292,000,000
1981 - $49,047,000,000
1982 - $49,540,000,000
1983 - $54,155,000,000
1984 - $61,036,000,000
1985 - $63,599,000,000
1986 - $78,347,000,000
1987 - $104,956,000,000
1988 $554,828,660,436 $126,378,000,000
1989 $506,631,299,735 $152,687,000,000
1990 $517,014,446,228 $166,392,000,000
1991 $517,962,962,963 $187,100,000,000
1992 $460,290,556,901 $222,947,000,000
1993 $435,083,713,851 $234,943,000,000
1994 $395,077,301,248 $256,213,000,000
1995 $395,537,185,735 $279,013,000,000
1996 $391,724,890,744 $292,473,000,000
1997 $404,928,954,192 $303,315,000,000
1998 $270,955,486,862 $279,926,000,000
1999 $195,907,128,351 $303,827,000,000
2000 $259,710,142,197 $330,725,000,000
2001 $306,602,070,621 $299,303,000,000
2002 $345,470,494,418 $307,429,000,000
2003 $430,347,420,185 $317,374,000,000
2004 $591,016,690,732 $346,881,000,000
2005 $764,015,973,481 $374,042,000,000
2006 $989,932,071,353 $386,492,000,000
2007 $1,299,703,478,482 $406,940,000,000
2008 $1,660,848,058,303 $415,824,000,000
2009 $1,222,645,900,056 $390,788,000,000
2010 $1,524,916,715,224 $444,245,000,000
2011 $2,045,922,753,398 $483,957,000,000
2012 $2,208,293,553,878 $495,536,000,000
2013 $2,292,470,078,346 $512,957,000,000
2014 $2,059,241,589,895 $535,332,000,000
2015 $1,363,482,182,198 $534,474,000,000
2016 $1,276,786,350,881 $543,002,000,000
2017 $1,574,199,360,089 $591,734,000,000
2018 $1,657,328,773,461 $610,744,000,000
2019 $1,693,115,002,708 $613,453,000,000
2020 $1,493,075,894,362 $676,935,000,000
2021 $1,829,186,719,575 $777,062,000,000
2022 $2,291,612,121,335 $765,529,000,000
2023 $2,071,505,725,031 $757,276,000,000
2024 $2,173,835,806,672 $796,904,000,000

Russia and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Russia

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Russia Taiwan
1961 - $161.2
1962 - $172
1963 - $188.6
1964 - $213.6
1965 - $229.3
1966 - $249.1
1967 - $280.8
1968 - $319
1969 - $357
1970 - $397
1971 - $451
1972 - $530
1973 - $706
1974 - $934
1975 - $985
1976 - $1,158
1977 - $1,330
1978 - $1,606
1979 - $1,950
1980 - $2,389
1981 - $2,720
1982 - $2,699
1983 - $2,903
1984 - $3,224
1985 - $3,314
1986 - $4,036
1987 - $5,350
1988 $3,778 $6,370
1989 $3,430 $7,613
1990 $3,494 $8,205
1991 $3,490 $9,125
1992 $3,099 $10,768
1993 $2,931 $11,242
1994 $2,662 $12,150
1995 $2,666 $13,119
1996 $2,644 $13,641
1997 $2,738 $14,020
1998 $1,835 $12,820
1999 $1,331 $13,804
2000 $1,772 $14,908
2001 $2,100 $13,397
2002 $2,378 $13,686
2003 $2,975 $14,066
2004 $4,102 $15,317
2005 $5,323 $16,456
2006 $6,920 $16,934
2007 $9,101 $17,757
2008 $11,635 $18,081
2009 $8,563 $16,933
2010 $10,675 $19,197
2011 $14,305 $20,866
2012 $15,402 $21,295
2013 $15,941 $21,973
2014 $14,277 $22,874
2015 $9,427 $22,780
2016 $8,804 $23,091
2017 $10,835 $25,121
2018 $11,399 $25,901
2019 $11,640 $25,998
2020 $10,280 $28,705
2021 $12,637 $33,111
2022 $15,888 $32,827
2023 $14,403 $32,442
2024 $15,145 $34,041

Russia vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Russia

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Russia Taiwan
1950 55.5 56.6
1951 55.3 57.2
1952 57.6 57.9
1953 58.8 58.6
1954 59.9 58.9
1955 62.1 59.8
1956 66.5 60.3
1957 66 61
1958 67.7 61
1959 67.4 61.6
1960 68.3 62.5
1961 68.6 63
1962 68.5 63.8
1963 69.1 64.5
1964 69.5 64.9
1965 69.3 65.7
1966 69.4 66.1
1967 69.2 66.7
1968 69.1 66.8
1969 68.6 67.7
1970 68.7 69
1971 68.9 69.4
1972 68.8 69.6
1973 68.9 69.8
1974 68.7 70.3
1975 68.3 70.9
1976 68.1 71.2
1977 67.9 71.3
1978 67.8 71.7
1979 67.6 71.7
1980 67.5 72
1981 67.6 72
1982 68.1 72.4
1983 68 72.4
1984 67.6 73
1985 68.3 73.3
1986 70 73.3
1987 70.1 73.6
1988 69.9 73.4
1989 69.7 73.7
1990 69.3 73.9
1991 69 74.3
1992 67.8 74.3
1993 65 74.6
1994 63.8 74.7
1995 64 74.6
1996 65.4 74.9
1997 66.6 75.3
1998 66.9 75.5
1999 65.6 75.6
2000 65 76.1
2001 65 76.5
2002 64.7 76.9
2003 64.7 77
2004 65.1 77.2
2005 65.2 77.1
2006 66.5 77.8
2007 67.5 78
2008 67.9 78.3
2009 68.7 78.7
2010 68.2 79
2011 69.7 78.9
2012 70.1 79.2
2013 70.6 79.6
2014 70.8 79.5
2015 71.3 79.9
2016 71.9 79.7
2017 72.8 80.1
2018 72.9 80.4
2019 73.1 80.6
2020 71.2 81.1
2021 69.8 80.8
2022 72.5 80.2
2023 73.2 80.6
2024 73.3 80.7
2025 73.5 80.9

Russia and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Russia

Taiwan
Year Population
Russia Taiwan
1960 119,897,000 -
1961 121,236,000 11,030,385
1962 122,591,000 11,392,513
1963 123,960,000 11,762,101
1964 125,345,000 12,137,143
1965 126,745,000 12,511,863
1966 127,468,000 12,874,153
1967 128,196,000 13,210,344
1968 128,928,000 13,548,537
1969 129,664,000 14,068,984
1970 130,404,000 14,582,944
1971 131,155,000 14,913,564
1972 131,909,000 15,220,495
1973 132,669,000 15,505,121
1974 133,432,000 15,784,817
1975 134,200,000 16,075,128
1976 135,147,000 16,401,413
1977 136,100,000 16,730,895
1978 137,060,000 17,042,272
1979 138,027,000 17,372,779
1980 139,010,000 17,704,538
1981 139,941,000 18,029,982
1982 140,823,000 18,354,855
1983 141,668,000 18,653,146
1984 142,745,000 18,929,866
1985 143,858,000 19,191,510
1986 144,894,000 19,411,454
1987 145,908,000 19,617,046
1988 146,857,000 19,839,704
1989 147,721,000 20,055,492
1990 147,969,406 20,278,946
1991 148,394,216 20,503,568
1992 148,538,197 20,704,227
1993 148,458,777 20,899,019
1994 148,407,912 21,086,645
1995 148,375,787 21,267,653
1996 148,160,129 21,441,432
1997 147,915,361 21,634,124
1998 147,670,784 21,835,703
1999 147,214,776 22,010,489
2000 146,596,869 22,184,530
2001 145,976,482 22,341,120
2002 145,306,497 22,463,172
2003 144,648,618 22,562,663
2004 144,067,316 22,646,836
2005 143,518,814 22,729,753
2006 143,049,637 22,823,455
2007 142,805,114 22,917,444
2008 142,742,366 22,997,696
2009 142,785,348 23,078,402
2010 142,849,468 23,140,948
2011 143,018,195 23,193,518
2012 143,378,447 23,270,367
2013 143,805,638 23,344,670
2014 144,237,223 23,403,635
2015 144,640,716 23,462,914
2016 145,015,460 23,515,945
2017 145,293,260 23,555,522
2018 145,398,106 23,580,080
2019 145,453,291 23,596,027
2020 145,245,148 23,582,179
2021 144,746,762 23,468,275
2022 144,236,933 23,319,977
2023 143,826,130 23,342,541
2024 143,533,851 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Russia and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Russia

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Russia Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 2.52 -
1961 2.45 -
1962 2.36 -
1963 2.27 -
1964 2.18 -
1965 2.13 -
1966 2.1 -
1967 2.04 -
1968 1.99 -
1969 1.97 -
1970 1.99 -
1971 2.03 -
1972 2.04 -
1973 2.01 -
1974 2 -
1975 1.98 -
1976 1.97 -
1977 1.95 -
1978 1.92 -
1979 1.9 -
1980 1.89 -
1981 1.91 2.46
1982 2.04 -
1983 2.11 -
1984 2.06 -
1985 2.05 -
1986 2.15 -
1987 2.22 -
1988 2.12 -
1989 2.01 -
1990 1.89 -
1991 1.73 1.72
1992 1.55 -
1993 1.39 -
1994 1.4 -
1995 1.34 -
1996 1.27 -
1997 1.22 -
1998 1.23 -
1999 1.16 -
2000 1.2 -
2001 1.22 1.4
2002 1.29 -
2003 1.32 -
2004 1.34 -
2005 1.29 -
2006 1.31 -
2007 1.42 -
2008 1.5 -
2009 1.54 -
2010 1.57 -
2011 1.58 1.07
2012 1.69 -
2013 1.71 -
2014 1.75 -
2015 1.78 1.18
2016 1.76 1.17
2017 1.62 1.13
2018 1.58 1.06
2019 1.5 1.05
2020 1.51 0.99
2021 1.51 0.98
2022 1.42 0.87
2023 1.41 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Russia and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Russia

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Russia Taiwan
1960 27.1 -
1961 27.4 -
1962 27.7 -
1963 28.1 -
1964 28.3 -
1965 28.6 -
1966 28.9 -
1967 29.2 -
1968 29.8 -
1969 30.3 -
1970 30.7 -
1971 31 -
1972 31.1 -
1973 31.1 -
1974 30.9 20.8
1975 30.7 21.2
1976 30.6 21.5
1977 30.9 21.9
1978 31 22.3
1979 31.1 22.6
1980 31.3 23
1981 31.4 23.4
1982 31.6 23.8
1983 31.7 24.1
1984 31.8 24.6
1985 32 25.1
1986 32.2 25.6
1987 32.4 26.1
1988 32.6 26.5
1989 32.9 27
1990 33.2 27.5
1991 33.6 28
1992 33.9 28.4
1993 34.4 28.9
1994 34.7 29.4
1995 35 29.8
1996 35.3 30.3
1997 35.7 30.7
1998 36 31.2
1999 36.3 31.6
2000 36.6 32.1
2001 36.8 32.6
2002 36.9 33.1
2003 37 33.6
2004 37.2 34.1
2005 37.4 34.7
2006 37.6 35.2
2007 37.7 35.8
2008 37.8 36.3
2009 37.9 36.8
2010 38 37.4
2011 38.1 37.9
2012 38.3 38.3
2013 38.4 38.9
2014 38.6 39.3
2015 38.7 39.9
2016 38.8 40.4
2017 39 41
2018 39.2 41.5
2019 39.4 42.1
2020 39.7 42.7
2021 39.9 43.3
2022 40.1 43.9
2023 40.5 44.5
2024 40.9 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Russia Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$2.24T
2024
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
37.6%
2025
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.16%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.86%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
1,454,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.01%
2025
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
2.43%
2024
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP
57.5%
2024
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
51.6
2025
79.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
n/a
Number of millionaires
381,726
2024
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires
0.34%
2024
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires
140
2025
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
194
2023
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$650B
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$597B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.91B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
6,359,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
1.3%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
79.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Russia Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,601 kg
2022
2,308 kg
2024
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.43
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2,070 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
14.4 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.5%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
3.5%
2021
n/a
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.45%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-75.1%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
7,184 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
19.2%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
17.3%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
19.4%
2022
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Russia Taiwan
% of world population
1.76%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
-178,042
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
75.5%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
84
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.8
2021
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
125
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
98.5%
2014
English speaking
4.84%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
94.4%
2024
n/a

Health

Russia Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,078
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$298.7
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.05%
2008
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.83
2020
n/a
Age at first childbirth
25.2 years
2013
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
9
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.5
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
24.8%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
69
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.5 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Russia Taiwan
% of world land
11%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
44,053 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
832,826 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
981,326 mi
2023
25,771 mi
2019

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