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Taiwan vs Tuvalu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Taiwan has a population of 23.4M (ranked 60/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). Taiwan's land area is 13,976 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 133rd vs. 194th).

By GDP, Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

Taiwan Tuvalu
Population
23308308
9493
Population rank 60/197 196/197
GDP
$797B
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 22/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$34,041
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 34/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,500
2017
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$209B
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
24%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,907
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 61/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,771
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
13,976 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
0.89
2024
3.21
2023
Median age
45.1 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.9 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Taiwan and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

Taiwan and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
Taiwan

Tuvalu
Year GDP
Taiwan Tuvalu
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 $2,585,956
1971 $6,727,000,000 $2,716,990
1972 $8,063,000,000 $2,968,458
1973 $10,940,000,000 $3,411,915
1974 $14,739,000,000 $4,122,329
1975 $15,836,000,000 $4,014,748
1976 $18,988,000,000 $3,919,072
1977 $22,252,000,000 $3,669,420
1978 $27,373,000,000 $3,798,782
1979 $33,875,000,000 $4,065,659
1980 $42,292,000,000 $4,206,128
1981 $49,047,000,000 $4,773,018
1982 $49,540,000,000 $4,118,945
1983 $54,155,000,000 $4,152,550
1984 $61,036,000,000 $4,481,978
1985 $63,599,000,000 $3,862,852
1986 $78,347,000,000 $4,574,706
1987 $104,956,000,000 $5,020,513
1988 $126,378,000,000 $7,011,059
1989 $152,687,000,000 $8,454,523
1990 $166,392,000,000 $9,542,901
1991 $187,100,000,000 $10,127,314
1992 $222,947,000,000 $10,535,028
1993 $234,943,000,000 $10,414,400
1994 $256,213,000,000 $11,772,611
1995 $279,013,000,000 $11,922,614
1996 $292,473,000,000 $13,338,597
1997 $303,315,000,000 $13,734,210
1998 $279,926,000,000 $13,795,146
1999 $303,827,000,000 $14,800,503
2000 $330,725,000,000 $15,073,976
2001 $299,303,000,000 $13,964,732
2002 $307,429,000,000 $16,842,673
2003 $317,374,000,000 $19,456,338
2004 $346,881,000,000 $22,798,275
2005 $374,042,000,000 $22,909,980
2006 $386,492,000,000 $24,096,875
2007 $406,940,000,000 $28,450,169
2008 $415,824,000,000 $31,874,435
2009 $390,788,000,000 $28,076,984
2010 $444,245,000,000 $32,105,408
2011 $483,957,000,000 $39,196,957
2012 $495,536,000,000 $39,345,579
2013 $512,957,000,000 $38,615,891
2014 $535,332,000,000 $38,760,983
2015 $534,474,000,000 $36,811,936
2016 $543,002,000,000 $41,629,064
2017 $591,734,000,000 $45,276,595
2018 $610,744,000,000 $48,015,260
2019 $613,453,000,000 $54,123,199
2020 $676,935,000,000 $51,746,594
2021 $777,062,000,000 $60,196,406
2022 $765,529,000,000 $59,065,982
2023 $757,276,000,000 $62,280,312
2024 $796,904,000,000 -

Taiwan and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
Taiwan

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
Taiwan Tuvalu
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 $457
1971 $451 $478
1972 $530 $522
1973 $706 $601
1974 $934 $708
1975 $985 $656
1976 $1,158 $612
1977 $1,330 $549
1978 $1,606 $546
1979 $1,950 $566
1980 $2,389 $571
1981 $2,720 $634
1982 $2,699 $537
1983 $2,903 $533
1984 $3,224 $567
1985 $3,314 $480
1986 $4,036 $557
1987 $5,350 $600
1988 $6,370 $823
1989 $7,613 $976
1990 $8,205 $1,085
1991 $9,125 $1,134
1992 $10,768 $1,166
1993 $11,242 $1,141
1994 $12,150 $1,279
1995 $13,119 $1,285
1996 $13,641 $1,428
1997 $14,020 $1,461
1998 $12,820 $1,460
1999 $13,804 $1,559
2000 $14,908 $1,579
2001 $13,397 $1,457
2002 $13,686 $1,750
2003 $14,066 $2,007
2004 $15,317 $2,323
2005 $16,456 $2,305
2006 $16,934 $2,396
2007 $17,757 $2,794
2008 $18,081 $3,088
2009 $16,933 $2,684
2010 $19,197 $3,025
2011 $20,866 $3,636
2012 $21,295 $3,598
2013 $21,973 $3,510
2014 $22,874 $3,529
2015 $22,780 $3,358
2016 $23,091 $3,809
2017 $25,121 $4,166
2018 $25,901 $4,466
2019 $25,998 $5,115
2020 $28,705 $4,976
2021 $33,111 $5,905
2022 $32,827 $5,911
2023 $32,442 $6,345
2024 $34,041 -

Taiwan vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Taiwan

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
Taiwan Tuvalu
1950 56.6 40
1951 57.2 40.8
1952 57.9 41.7
1953 58.6 42.5
1954 58.9 43.4
1955 59.8 44.2
1956 60.3 45
1957 61 45.8
1958 61 46.7
1959 61.6 47.5
1960 62.5 48.3
1961 63 49
1962 63.8 49.8
1963 64.5 50.6
1964 64.9 51.3
1965 65.7 52.1
1966 66.1 52.8
1967 66.7 53.5
1968 66.8 54.1
1969 67.7 54.7
1970 69 55.3
1971 69.4 56
1972 69.6 54.7
1973 69.8 57.2
1974 70.3 57.7
1975 70.9 58.3
1976 71.2 58.8
1977 71.3 59.2
1978 71.7 59.6
1979 71.7 59.9
1980 72 60.2
1981 72 60.5
1982 72.4 60.7
1983 72.4 60.9
1984 73 61.1
1985 73.3 61.1
1986 73.3 61.2
1987 73.6 61.3
1988 73.4 61.4
1989 73.7 61.5
1990 73.9 61.6
1991 74.3 61.8
1992 74.3 60.3
1993 74.6 62.1
1994 74.7 62.3
1995 74.6 62.5
1996 74.9 62.7
1997 75.3 62.9
1998 75.5 63.2
1999 75.6 63.3
2000 76.1 63.5
2001 76.5 63.7
2002 76.9 63.8
2003 77 63.9
2004 77.2 64
2005 77.1 64.1
2006 77.8 64.2
2007 78 64.4
2008 78.3 64.5
2009 78.7 64.7
2010 79 64.8
2011 78.9 65
2012 79.2 65.1
2013 79.6 65.2
2014 79.5 65.3
2015 79.9 65.4
2016 79.7 65.5
2017 80.1 65.7
2018 80.4 65.9
2019 80.6 66.1
2020 81.1 66.4
2021 80.8 65.8
2022 80.2 66.9
2023 80.6 67.1
2024 80.7 67.3
2025 80.9 67.4

Taiwan and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
Taiwan

Tuvalu
Year Population
Taiwan Tuvalu
1960 - 5,598
1961 11,030,385 5,648
1962 11,392,513 5,699
1963 11,762,101 5,751
1964 12,137,143 5,752
1965 12,511,863 5,715
1966 12,874,153 5,686
1967 13,210,344 5,652
1968 13,548,537 5,624
1969 14,068,984 5,631
1970 14,582,944 5,663
1971 14,913,564 5,685
1972 15,220,495 5,692
1973 15,505,121 5,681
1974 15,784,817 5,822
1975 16,075,128 6,117
1976 16,401,413 6,404
1977 16,730,895 6,686
1978 17,042,272 6,957
1979 17,372,779 7,184
1980 17,704,538 7,366
1981 18,029,982 7,526
1982 18,354,855 7,664
1983 18,653,146 7,789
1984 18,929,866 7,902
1985 19,191,510 8,046
1986 19,411,454 8,217
1987 19,617,046 8,371
1988 19,839,704 8,518
1989 20,055,492 8,662
1990 20,278,946 8,798
1991 20,503,568 8,928
1992 20,704,227 9,038
1993 20,899,019 9,126
1994 21,086,645 9,207
1995 21,267,653 9,280
1996 21,441,432 9,342
1997 21,634,124 9,400
1998 21,835,703 9,451
1999 22,010,489 9,496
2000 22,184,530 9,544
2001 22,341,120 9,586
2002 22,463,172 9,623
2003 22,562,663 9,695
2004 22,646,836 9,816
2005 22,729,753 9,940
2006 22,823,455 10,056
2007 22,917,444 10,182
2008 22,997,696 10,321
2009 23,078,402 10,461
2010 23,140,948 10,614
2011 23,193,518 10,780
2012 23,270,367 10,934
2013 23,344,670 11,001
2014 23,403,635 10,984
2015 23,462,914 10,963
2016 23,515,945 10,930
2017 23,555,522 10,869
2018 23,580,080 10,751
2019 23,596,027 10,581
2020 23,582,179 10,399
2021 23,468,275 10,194
2022 23,319,977 9,992
2023 23,342,541 9,816
2024 23,410,331 9,646

Fertility rates in Taiwan and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
Taiwan

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
Taiwan Tuvalu
1951 7.04 -
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 - 5.15
1961 - 5.09
1962 - 5
1963 - 4.91
1964 - 4.83
1965 - 4.73
1966 - 4.64
1967 - 4.49
1968 - 4.36
1969 - 4.23
1970 - 4.08
1971 - 3.94
1972 - 3.81
1973 - 3.71
1974 - 3.63
1975 - 3.58
1976 - 3.55
1977 - 3.56
1978 - 3.59
1979 - 3.65
1980 - 3.73
1981 2.46 3.8
1982 - 3.88
1983 - 3.91
1984 - 3.95
1985 - 3.97
1986 - 3.97
1987 - 3.94
1988 - 3.88
1989 - 3.8
1990 - 3.75
1991 1.72 3.79
1992 - 3.86
1993 - 3.92
1994 - 3.92
1995 - 3.96
1996 - 3.95
1997 - 3.95
1998 - 3.95
1999 - 3.92
2000 - 3.84
2001 1.4 3.75
2002 - 3.64
2003 - 3.58
2004 - 3.55
2005 - 3.55
2006 - 3.53
2007 - 3.45
2008 - 3.42
2009 - 3.43
2010 - 3.44
2011 1.07 3.46
2012 - 3.47
2013 - 3.39
2014 - 3.33
2015 1.18 3.31
2016 1.17 3.3
2017 1.13 3.3
2018 1.06 3.33
2019 1.05 3.33
2020 0.99 3.31
2021 0.98 3.28
2022 0.87 3.24
2023 0.87 3.21
2024 0.89 -

Taiwan and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
Taiwan

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
Taiwan Tuvalu
1960 - 23.1
1961 - 23.1
1962 - 23
1963 - 22.6
1964 - 21
1965 - 19.3
1966 - 18.5
1967 - 18.1
1968 - 17.9
1969 - 18
1970 - 18.2
1971 - 18.6
1972 - 19
1973 - 19.4
1974 20.8 19.7
1975 21.2 19.8
1976 21.5 19.9
1977 21.9 20.2
1978 22.3 20.5
1979 22.6 20.9
1980 23 21
1981 23.4 21.4
1982 23.8 21.9
1983 24.1 22.5
1984 24.6 23.2
1985 25.1 23.6
1986 25.6 23.8
1987 26.1 24
1988 26.5 24.2
1989 27 24.5
1990 27.5 24.7
1991 28 24.9
1992 28.4 25
1993 28.9 25
1994 29.4 25.1
1995 29.8 25
1996 30.3 24.9
1997 30.7 24.6
1998 31.2 24.4
1999 31.6 24.1
2000 32.1 23.9
2001 32.6 23.7
2002 33.1 23.5
2003 33.6 23.5
2004 34.1 23.5
2005 34.7 23.6
2006 35.2 23.6
2007 35.8 23.7
2008 36.3 23.8
2009 36.8 23.9
2010 37.4 24
2011 37.9 24.1
2012 38.3 24.2
2013 38.9 24.3
2014 39.3 24.5
2015 39.9 24.7
2016 40.4 24.9
2017 41 25.2
2018 41.5 25.3
2019 42.1 25.3
2020 42.7 25.3
2021 43.3 25.3
2022 43.9 25.3
2023 44.5 25.3
2024 45.1 25.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Taiwan Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$825B
2024
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15.9%
2024
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP n/a
12.8%
2023
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.43%
2024
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.38%
2024
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
58.8%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
39.8%
2024
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
79.7
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.7%
2010
Number of millionaires
788,799
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
4.01%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
54
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
n/a
Personal remittances received n/a
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports n/a
43.4%
2013

Energy

Taiwan Tuvalu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,308 kg
2024
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
273.7 megatons
2022
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
11.7 tons
2022
0 tons
2023
Renewable energy use share n/a
5.2%
2022
Renewable electricity output share n/a
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share n/a
0%
2021
Nuclear share n/a
0%
2021
Electricity access n/a
100%
2023

Society

Taiwan Tuvalu
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
+47,029
2024
-280
2024
Urban population n/a
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
78.9
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
67
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
88
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2015
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2024
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
129
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.5%
2014
100%
2022
English speaking
30%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet n/a
74.3%
2023

Health

Taiwan Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$4
2022
Life expectancy
80.9 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
14
2024
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
11.3%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence n/a
19%
2024
Air quality index
55
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Taiwan Tuvalu
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
597 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,000 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,495 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
25,771 mi
2019
4.97 mi
2011

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