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Taiwan vs Turkey statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Taiwan has a population of 23.4M (ranked 60/197), compared with 85.5M in Turkey (ranked 18/197). Taiwan's land area is 13,976 sq mi versus 297,156 sq mi for Turkey (ranked 133rd vs. 36th).

By GDP, Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B) and Turkey ranks 17/197 ($1.32T). By GDP per capita, Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041), while Turkey ranks 68/197 ($15,473).

Main facts and rankings

Taiwan Turkey
Population
23308308
85914550
Population rank 60/197 18/197
GDP
$797B
2024
$1.32T
2024
GDP rank 22/197 17/197
GDP per capita
$34,041
2024
$15,473
2024
GDP per capita rank 34/197 68/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,500
2017
$43,932
2024
Government debt
$209B
2024
$344B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
24%
2025
26.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,907
2024
$4,019
2024
Government debt per person rank 61/185 91/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,771
2025
$9,587
2025
Land area
13,976 sq mi
2025
297,156 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
287.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
0.89
2024
1.51
2023
Median age
45.1 years
2024
34 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.9 years
2025
77.8 years
2025

Taiwan and Turkey: Comparison Charts

Taiwan and Turkey economies compared

GDP
Taiwan

Turkey
Year GDP
Taiwan Turkey
1960 - $7,566,666,667
1961 $1,778,000,000 $7,988,888,889
1962 $1,960,000,000 $8,922,222,222
1963 $2,218,000,000 $10,355,555,556
1964 $2,592,000,000 $11,177,777,778
1965 $2,869,000,000 $11,966,666,667
1966 $3,207,000,000 $14,100,000,000
1967 $3,709,000,000 $15,644,444,444
1968 $4,325,000,000 $17,500,000,000
1969 $5,017,000,000 $19,466,666,667
1970 $5,785,000,000 $17,863,636,364
1971 $6,727,000,000 $16,166,666,667
1972 $8,063,000,000 $20,650,000,000
1973 $10,940,000,000 $26,000,000,000
1974 $14,739,000,000 $35,414,285,714
1975 $15,836,000,000 $46,042,857,143
1976 $18,988,000,000 $51,450,000,000
1977 $22,252,000,000 $58,683,333,333
1978 $27,373,000,000 $65,912,500,000
1979 $33,875,000,000 $89,616,129,032
1980 $42,292,000,000 $68,823,684,211
1981 $49,047,000,000 $71,180,180,180
1982 $49,540,000,000 $64,369,325,153
1983 $54,155,000,000 $61,803,555,556
1984 $61,036,000,000 $59,937,602,180
1985 $63,599,000,000 $67,232,758,621
1986 $78,347,000,000 $75,673,037,037
1987 $104,956,000,000 $87,190,081,680
1988 $126,378,000,000 $90,875,175,809
1989 $152,687,000,000 $107,127,191,329
1990 $166,392,000,000 $150,655,500,192
1991 $187,100,000,000 $151,034,731,544
1992 $222,947,000,000 $159,104,772,992
1993 $234,943,000,000 $180,415,757,852
1994 $256,213,000,000 $130,650,447,499
1995 $279,013,000,000 $169,319,579,016
1996 $292,473,000,000 $181,464,408,820
1997 $303,315,000,000 $189,878,399,895
1998 $279,926,000,000 $275,941,990,764
1999 $303,827,000,000 $256,395,932,738
2000 $330,725,000,000 $274,294,623,164
2001 $299,303,000,000 $201,753,123,807
2002 $307,429,000,000 $240,249,071,871
2003 $317,374,000,000 $314,595,572,146
2004 $346,881,000,000 $408,865,430,220
2005 $374,042,000,000 $506,314,717,662
2006 $386,492,000,000 $557,076,157,773
2007 $406,940,000,000 $681,321,124,296
2008 $415,824,000,000 $770,449,132,861
2009 $390,788,000,000 $649,289,324,628
2010 $444,245,000,000 $776,967,266,306
2011 $483,957,000,000 $838,785,289,694
2012 $495,536,000,000 $880,555,885,492
2013 $512,957,000,000 $957,799,120,008
2014 $535,332,000,000 $938,934,609,297
2015 $534,474,000,000 $864,313,810,469
2016 $543,002,000,000 $869,682,881,593
2017 $591,734,000,000 $858,988,492,854
2018 $610,744,000,000 $778,972,108,041
2019 $613,453,000,000 $761,005,915,751
2020 $676,935,000,000 $720,338,490,327
2021 $777,062,000,000 $819,865,223,976
2022 $765,529,000,000 $907,118,434,654
2023 $757,276,000,000 $1,118,252,958,514
2024 $796,904,000,000 $1,323,254,808,059

Taiwan and Turkey economies compared

GDP per capita
Taiwan

Turkey
Year GDP per capita
Taiwan Turkey
1960 - $267.1
1961 $161.2 $274.4
1962 $172 $298.2
1963 $188.6 $337
1964 $213.6 $354
1965 $229.3 $370
1966 $249.1 $425
1967 $280.8 $459
1968 $319 $501
1969 $357 $544
1970 $397 $488
1971 $451 $431
1972 $530 $537
1973 $706 $661
1974 $934 $881
1975 $985 $1,122
1976 $1,158 $1,228
1977 $1,330 $1,372
1978 $1,606 $1,510
1979 $1,950 $2,013
1980 $2,389 $1,516
1981 $2,720 $1,537
1982 $2,699 $1,360
1983 $2,903 $1,276
1984 $3,224 $1,209
1985 $3,314 $1,326
1986 $4,036 $1,461
1987 $5,350 $1,650
1988 $6,370 $1,686
1989 $7,613 $1,949
1990 $8,205 $2,690
1991 $9,125 $2,649
1992 $10,768 $2,744
1993 $11,242 $3,058
1994 $12,150 $2,176
1995 $13,119 $2,775
1996 $13,641 $2,929
1997 $14,020 $3,021
1998 $12,820 $4,330
1999 $13,804 $3,969
2000 $14,908 $4,192
2001 $13,397 $3,046
2002 $13,686 $3,583
2003 $14,066 $4,638
2004 $15,317 $5,961
2005 $16,456 $7,303
2006 $16,934 $7,953
2007 $17,757 $9,711
2008 $18,081 $10,844
2009 $16,933 $9,013
2010 $19,197 $10,623
2011 $20,866 $11,301
2012 $21,295 $11,713
2013 $21,973 $12,578
2014 $22,874 $12,165
2015 $22,780 $11,050
2016 $23,091 $10,970
2017 $25,121 $10,696
2018 $25,901 $9,569
2019 $25,998 $9,215
2020 $28,705 $8,639
2021 $33,111 $9,743
2022 $32,827 $10,675
2023 $32,442 $13,106
2024 $34,041 $15,473

Taiwan vs. Turkey life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Taiwan

Turkey
Year Life expectancy, years
Taiwan Turkey
1950 56.6 47.3
1951 57.2 47.6
1952 57.9 48.1
1953 58.6 48.2
1954 58.9 48.8
1955 59.8 49.1
1956 60.3 49.5
1957 61 49.2
1958 61 49.2
1959 61.6 50.1
1960 62.5 50.8
1961 63 51.6
1962 63.8 52.3
1963 64.5 53.1
1964 64.9 53.6
1965 65.7 54.1
1966 66.1 54.6
1967 66.7 55.2
1968 66.8 55.6
1969 67.7 56.2
1970 69 56.7
1971 69.4 57.2
1972 69.6 58
1973 69.8 58.5
1974 70.3 59
1975 70.9 59.5
1976 71.2 60
1977 71.3 60.8
1978 71.7 61.6
1979 71.7 62.2
1980 72 62.7
1981 72 63.2
1982 72.4 63.7
1983 72.4 64.3
1984 73 64.8
1985 73.3 65.3
1986 73.3 65.9
1987 73.6 66.4
1988 73.4 66.9
1989 73.7 67.4
1990 73.9 67.8
1991 74.3 68.3
1992 74.3 68.6
1993 74.6 69
1994 74.7 69.4
1995 74.6 69.7
1996 74.9 70.2
1997 75.3 70.7
1998 75.5 71.1
1999 75.6 70.8
2000 76.1 71.9
2001 76.5 72.3
2002 76.9 72.6
2003 77 72.9
2004 77.2 73.2
2005 77.1 73.5
2006 77.8 73.8
2007 78 74.1
2008 78.3 74.4
2009 78.7 74.7
2010 79 75
2011 78.9 74.8
2012 79.2 75.6
2013 79.6 76.2
2014 79.5 76.5
2015 79.9 76.5
2016 79.7 76.6
2017 80.1 77
2018 80.4 77.5
2019 80.6 77.7
2020 81.1 76.5
2021 80.8 75.7
2022 80.2 77.6
2023 80.6 77.2
2024 80.7 77.4
2025 80.9 77.8

Taiwan and Turkey population clocks and comparison

Population
Taiwan

Turkey
Year Population
Taiwan Turkey
1960 - 28,329,898
1961 11,030,385 29,119,238
1962 11,392,513 29,916,147
1963 11,762,101 30,726,841
1964 12,137,143 31,543,072
1965 12,511,863 32,345,220
1966 12,874,153 33,177,672
1967 13,210,344 34,050,421
1968 13,548,537 34,921,684
1969 14,068,984 35,787,774
1970 14,582,944 36,638,465
1971 14,913,564 37,518,611
1972 15,220,495 38,430,221
1973 15,505,121 39,329,533
1974 15,784,817 40,210,234
1975 16,075,128 41,053,126
1976 16,401,413 41,899,984
1977 16,730,895 42,773,298
1978 17,042,272 43,645,306
1979 17,372,779 44,510,429
1980 17,704,538 45,408,815
1981 18,029,982 46,321,190
1982 18,354,855 47,322,096
1983 18,653,146 48,447,410
1984 18,929,866 49,574,069
1985 19,191,510 50,687,115
1986 19,411,454 51,777,772
1987 19,617,046 52,843,670
1988 19,839,704 53,909,626
1989 20,055,492 54,976,723
1990 20,278,946 56,015,628
1991 20,503,568 57,009,887
1992 20,704,227 57,990,118
1993 20,899,019 58,999,167
1994 21,086,645 60,033,836
1995 21,267,653 61,024,503
1996 21,441,432 61,951,134
1997 21,634,124 62,852,966
1998 21,835,703 63,734,383
1999 22,010,489 64,591,923
2000 22,184,530 65,425,961
2001 22,341,120 66,245,128
2002 22,463,172 67,048,795
2003 22,562,663 67,831,730
2004 22,646,836 68,592,617
2005 22,729,753 69,329,557
2006 22,823,455 70,045,349
2007 22,917,444 70,158,112
2008 22,997,696 71,051,678
2009 23,078,402 72,039,206
2010 23,140,948 73,142,150
2011 23,193,518 74,223,629
2012 23,270,367 75,175,827
2013 23,344,670 76,147,624
2014 23,403,635 77,181,884
2015 23,462,914 78,218,479
2016 23,515,945 79,277,962
2017 23,555,522 80,312,698
2018 23,580,080 81,407,204
2019 23,596,027 82,579,440
2020 23,582,179 83,384,680
2021 23,468,275 84,147,318
2022 23,319,977 84,979,913
2023 23,342,541 85,325,965
2024 23,410,331 85,518,661

Fertility rates in Taiwan and Turkey

Fertility rate
Taiwan

Turkey
Year Fertility rate
Taiwan Turkey
1951 7.04 -
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 - 6.38
1961 - 6.42
1962 - 6.38
1963 - 6.34
1964 - 6.29
1965 - 6.22
1966 - 6.15
1967 - 6.06
1968 - 5.96
1969 - 5.87
1970 - 5.78
1971 - 5.67
1972 - 5.55
1973 - 5.41
1974 - 5.24
1975 - 5.09
1976 - 4.93
1977 - 4.78
1978 - 4.69
1979 - 4.58
1980 - 4.45
1981 2.46 4.35
1982 - 4.21
1983 - 4.06
1984 - 3.91
1985 - 3.78
1986 - 3.66
1987 - 3.54
1988 - 3.45
1989 - 3.34
1990 - 3.11
1991 1.72 3
1992 - 2.94
1993 - 2.92
1994 - 2.87
1995 - 2.84
1996 - 2.78
1997 - 2.74
1998 - 2.71
1999 - 2.63
2000 - 2.49
2001 1.4 2.39
2002 - 2.27
2003 - 2.2
2004 - 2.2
2005 - 2.2
2006 - 2.19
2007 - 2.16
2008 - 2.15
2009 - 2.1
2010 - 2.08
2011 1.07 2.05
2012 - 2.11
2013 - 2.11
2014 - 2.19
2015 1.18 2.16
2016 1.17 2.11
2017 1.13 2.08
2018 1.06 2
2019 1.05 1.89
2020 0.99 1.77
2021 0.98 1.71
2022 0.87 1.63
2023 0.87 1.51
2024 0.89 -

Taiwan and Turkey demographics compared

Median age
Taiwan

Turkey
Year Median age, years
Taiwan Turkey
1960 - 19.4
1961 - 19.3
1962 - 19.1
1963 - 19
1964 - 18.9
1965 - 18.9
1966 - 18.8
1967 - 18.7
1968 - 18.6
1969 - 18.6
1970 - 18.6
1971 - 18.7
1972 - 18.8
1973 - 18.9
1974 20.8 19
1975 21.2 19.1
1976 21.5 19.3
1977 21.9 19.4
1978 22.3 19.5
1979 22.6 19.7
1980 23 19.8
1981 23.4 19.9
1982 23.8 20
1983 24.1 20.2
1984 24.6 20.4
1985 25.1 20.6
1986 25.6 20.9
1987 26.1 21.1
1988 26.5 21.3
1989 27 21.6
1990 27.5 21.8
1991 28 22.1
1992 28.4 22.4
1993 28.9 22.7
1994 29.4 23
1995 29.8 23.3
1996 30.3 23.6
1997 30.7 24
1998 31.2 24.3
1999 31.6 24.7
2000 32.1 25
2001 32.6 25.4
2002 33.1 25.8
2003 33.6 26.2
2004 34.1 26.6
2005 34.7 27
2006 35.2 27.5
2007 35.8 27.9
2008 36.3 28.3
2009 36.8 28.6
2010 37.4 29.1
2011 37.9 29.5
2012 38.3 29.8
2013 38.9 30.1
2014 39.3 30.4
2015 39.9 30.6
2016 40.4 30.9
2017 41 31.2
2018 41.5 31.5
2019 42.1 31.8
2020 42.7 32.3
2021 43.3 32.7
2022 43.9 33.1
2023 44.5 33.5
2024 45.1 34

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Taiwan Turkey
GNI, Atlas method
$825B
2024
$1.12T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15.9%
2024
32.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP n/a
3.1%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
512,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.43%
2024
-4.33%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.38%
2024
8.71%
2024
Services, % of GDP
58.8%
2024
56.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
39.8%
2024
25.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
79.7
2025
56.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
35.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.1%
2022
Number of millionaires
788,799
2024
60,787
2024
Percentage of millionaires
4.01%
2024
0.1%
2024
Number of billionaires
54
2025
32
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
551
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$379B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$155B
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$982M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
15,971,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
6.63%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.6%
2024

Energy

Taiwan Turkey
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,308 kg
2024
1,850 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$22.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
273.7 megatons
2022
438 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
11.7 tons
2022
5.14 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
81.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share n/a
12%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
15.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
72%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,581 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share n/a
35.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share n/a
19.3%
2023
Nuclear share n/a
0%
2021
Electricity access n/a
100%
2023

Society

Taiwan Turkey
% of world population
0.29%
2024
1.05%
2024
Annual migration change
+47,029
2024
-275,952
2024
Urban population n/a
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
78.9
2025
56.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
67
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
88
2025
75
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2015
3.23
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2024
6.7
2019
Visa free countries
129
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.5%
2014
97.3%
2021
English speaking
30%
2025
15%
2023
People using the Internet n/a
87.3%
2024

Health

Taiwan Turkey
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$386
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$75.2
2022
Life expectancy
80.9 years
2025
77.8 years
2025
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
2.17
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
14
2024
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
12.8
2023
Obesity rate
11.3%
2022
34.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence n/a
16.5%
2024
Air quality index
55
2025
48
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
30.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
1.69 liters
2020

Territory

Taiwan Turkey
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.52%
2025
Land area per capita
597 sq mi
2024
3,475 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,000 sq mi
2025
148,989 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,495 sq mi
2025
87,600 sq mi
2025
Roads length
25,771 mi
2019
272,554 mi
2024

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