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Taiwan vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Taiwan has a population of 23.4M (ranked 60/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Taiwan's land area is 13,976 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 133rd vs. 117th).

By GDP, Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Taiwan UAE
Population
23308308
11372700
Population rank 60/197 86/197
GDP
$797B
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 22/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$34,041
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 34/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,500
2017
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$209B
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
24%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,907
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 61/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,771
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
13,976 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
0.89
2024
1.2
2023
Median age
45.1 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.9 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Taiwan and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Taiwan and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Taiwan

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Taiwan UAE
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 $685,986,701
1971 $6,727,000,000 $939,893,600
1972 $8,063,000,000 $1,415,086,929
1973 $10,940,000,000 $4,231,243,616
1974 $14,739,000,000 $11,651,505,689
1975 $15,836,000,000 $14,720,728,249
1976 $18,988,000,000 $19,213,158,779
1977 $22,252,000,000 $24,871,775,165
1978 $27,373,000,000 $23,775,764,225
1979 $33,875,000,000 $31,225,659,621
1980 $42,292,000,000 $43,599,160,050
1981 $49,047,000,000 $49,333,424,135
1982 $49,540,000,000 $46,622,718,605
1983 $54,155,000,000 $42,803,323,345
1984 $61,036,000,000 $41,807,954,236
1985 $63,599,000,000 $40,603,650,232
1986 $78,347,000,000 $33,943,612,095
1987 $104,956,000,000 $36,384,908,744
1988 $126,378,000,000 $36,275,674,203
1989 $152,687,000,000 $41,464,995,914
1990 $166,392,000,000 $50,701,443,748
1991 $187,100,000,000 $51,552,165,622
1992 $222,947,000,000 $54,239,171,888
1993 $234,943,000,000 $55,625,170,253
1994 $256,213,000,000 $59,305,093,980
1995 $279,013,000,000 $65,743,666,576
1996 $292,473,000,000 $73,571,233,996
1997 $303,315,000,000 $78,839,008,445
1998 $279,926,000,000 $75,674,336,283
1999 $303,827,000,000 $84,445,473,111
2000 $330,725,000,000 $104,337,372,362
2001 $299,303,000,000 $103,311,640,572
2002 $307,429,000,000 $109,816,201,498
2003 $317,374,000,000 $124,346,358,067
2004 $346,881,000,000 $147,824,370,320
2005 $374,042,000,000 $180,617,467,965
2006 $386,492,000,000 $222,116,541,865
2007 $406,940,000,000 $257,916,133,424
2008 $415,824,000,000 $315,474,615,739
2009 $390,788,000,000 $253,547,358,747
2010 $444,245,000,000 $300,189,052,689
2011 $483,957,000,000 $360,832,739,551
2012 $495,536,000,000 $384,610,125,391
2013 $512,957,000,000 $400,218,529,748
2014 $535,332,000,000 $414,105,366,753
2015 $534,474,000,000 $370,275,469,571
2016 $543,002,000,000 $369,255,326,236
2017 $591,734,000,000 $390,516,804,030
2018 $610,744,000,000 $427,049,432,158
2019 $613,453,000,000 $417,989,721,743
2020 $676,935,000,000 $349,473,015,330
2021 $777,062,000,000 $415,178,792,757
2022 $765,529,000,000 $502,731,935,194
2023 $757,276,000,000 $514,130,432,648
2024 $796,904,000,000 $537,078,829,135

Taiwan and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Taiwan

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Taiwan UAE
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 $2,394
1971 $451 $2,805
1972 $530 $3,675
1973 $706 $9,696
1974 $934 $23,823
1975 $985 $27,117
1976 $1,158 $31,197
1977 $1,330 $35,020
1978 $1,606 $29,379
1979 $1,950 $34,238
1980 $2,389 $42,925
1981 $2,720 $44,854
1982 $2,699 $39,972
1983 $2,903 $34,650
1984 $3,224 $32,012
1985 $3,314 $29,468
1986 $4,036 $23,132
1987 $5,350 $23,113
1988 $6,370 $21,570
1989 $7,613 $23,167
1990 $8,205 $26,710
1991 $9,125 $25,691
1992 $10,768 $25,648
1993 $11,242 $25,033
1994 $12,150 $25,473
1995 $13,119 $27,003
1996 $13,641 $28,323
1997 $14,020 $27,983
1998 $12,820 $24,889
1999 $13,804 $25,856
2000 $14,908 $29,866
2001 $13,397 $27,745
2002 $13,686 $27,754
2003 $14,066 $29,660
2004 $15,317 $33,377
2005 $16,456 $38,719
2006 $16,934 $44,343
2007 $17,757 $45,855
2008 $18,081 $50,054
2009 $16,933 $37,803
2010 $19,197 $43,697
2011 $20,866 $50,789
2012 $21,295 $52,034
2013 $21,973 $52,024
2014 $22,874 $51,381
2015 $22,780 $43,535
2016 $23,091 $41,326
2017 $25,121 $42,341
2018 $25,901 $45,690
2019 $25,998 $44,251
2020 $28,705 $37,174
2021 $33,111 $43,360
2022 $32,827 $49,899
2023 $32,442 $49,041
2024 $34,041 $49,378

Taiwan vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Taiwan

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Taiwan UAE
1950 56.6 42.1
1951 57.2 42.9
1952 57.9 43.6
1953 58.6 44.4
1954 58.9 45.2
1955 59.8 46
1956 60.3 46.9
1957 61 47.8
1958 61 48.8
1959 61.6 49.7
1960 62.5 50.7
1961 63 51.6
1962 63.8 52.5
1963 64.5 53.5
1964 64.9 54.5
1965 65.7 55.5
1966 66.1 56.6
1967 66.7 57.6
1968 66.8 58.7
1969 67.7 59.8
1970 69 60.8
1971 69.4 61.8
1972 69.6 62.7
1973 69.8 63.5
1974 70.3 64.4
1975 70.9 65.1
1976 71.2 65.8
1977 71.3 66.5
1978 71.7 67.1
1979 71.7 67.6
1980 72 68.2
1981 72 68.6
1982 72.4 69.1
1983 72.4 69.4
1984 73 69.8
1985 73.3 70.1
1986 73.3 70.4
1987 73.6 70.6
1988 73.4 70.8
1989 73.7 71
1990 73.9 71.1
1991 74.3 71.1
1992 74.3 71.2
1993 74.6 71.2
1994 74.7 71.2
1995 74.6 71.4
1996 74.9 71.8
1997 75.3 72.6
1998 75.5 73.7
1999 75.6 75
2000 76.1 76.3
2001 76.5 77.6
2002 76.9 78.7
2003 77 79.6
2004 77.2 80.3
2005 77.1 80.8
2006 77.8 81.2
2007 78 81.4
2008 78.3 81.6
2009 78.7 81.7
2010 79 81.9
2011 78.9 81.9
2012 79.2 81.9
2013 79.6 82
2014 79.5 82
2015 79.9 82.1
2016 79.7 82.2
2017 80.1 82.4
2018 80.4 82.4
2019 80.6 82.6
2020 81.1 81.9
2021 80.8 79.1
2022 80.2 80.5
2023 80.6 82.9
2024 80.7 83.1
2025 80.9 83.2

Taiwan and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Taiwan

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Taiwan UAE
1960 - 131,334
1961 11,030,385 137,989
1962 11,392,513 144,946
1963 11,762,101 152,211
1964 12,137,143 159,692
1965 12,511,863 167,103
1966 12,874,153 173,976
1967 13,210,344 179,700
1968 13,548,537 199,416
1969 14,068,984 239,660
1970 14,582,944 286,536
1971 14,913,564 335,027
1972 15,220,495 385,014
1973 15,505,121 436,399
1974 15,784,817 489,087
1975 16,075,128 542,856
1976 16,401,413 615,866
1977 16,730,895 710,209
1978 17,042,272 809,274
1979 17,372,779 912,010
1980 17,704,538 1,015,700
1981 18,029,982 1,099,855
1982 18,354,855 1,166,370
1983 18,653,146 1,235,305
1984 18,929,866 1,305,996
1985 19,191,510 1,377,911
1986 19,411,454 1,467,383
1987 19,617,046 1,574,244
1988 19,839,704 1,681,788
1989 20,055,492 1,789,851
1990 20,278,946 1,898,220
1991 20,503,568 2,006,626
1992 20,704,227 2,114,730
1993 20,899,019 2,222,093
1994 21,086,645 2,328,188
1995 21,267,653 2,434,662
1996 21,441,432 2,597,564
1997 21,634,124 2,817,410
1998 21,835,703 3,040,421
1999 22,010,489 3,266,009
2000 22,184,530 3,493,575
2001 22,341,120 3,723,590
2002 22,463,172 3,956,826
2003 22,562,663 4,192,457
2004 22,646,836 4,428,967
2005 22,729,753 4,664,790
2006 22,823,455 5,009,100
2007 22,917,444 5,624,635
2008 22,997,696 6,302,664
2009 23,078,402 6,707,058
2010 23,140,948 6,869,838
2011 23,193,518 7,104,538
2012 23,270,367 7,391,448
2013 23,344,670 7,693,031
2014 23,403,635 8,059,440
2015 23,462,914 8,505,237
2016 23,515,945 8,935,095
2017 23,555,522 9,223,225
2018 23,580,080 9,346,701
2019 23,596,027 9,445,785
2020 23,582,179 9,401,038
2021 23,468,275 9,575,152
2022 23,319,977 10,074,977
2023 23,342,541 10,483,751
2024 23,410,331 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Taiwan and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Taiwan

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Taiwan UAE
1951 7.04 -
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 - 6.5
1961 - 6.49
1962 - 6.49
1963 - 6.5
1964 - 6.49
1965 - 6.5
1966 - 6.5
1967 - 6.51
1968 - 6.53
1969 - 6.52
1970 - 6.52
1971 - 6.52
1972 - 6.5
1973 - 6.46
1974 - 6.41
1975 - 6.35
1976 - 6.29
1977 - 6.22
1978 - 6.15
1979 - 6.06
1980 - 5.95
1981 2.46 5.81
1982 - 5.66
1983 - 5.48
1984 - 5.3
1985 - 5.13
1986 - 5
1987 - 4.88
1988 - 4.77
1989 - 4.65
1990 - 4.51
1991 1.72 4.25
1992 - 4.09
1993 - 3.82
1994 - 3.76
1995 - 3.28
1996 - 3.06
1997 - 2.83
1998 - 2.77
1999 - 2.79
2000 - 2.73
2001 1.4 2.62
2002 - 2.54
2003 - 2.49
2004 - 2.38
2005 - 2.23
2006 - 1.96
2007 - 1.79
2008 - 1.52
2009 - 1.58
2010 - 1.57
2011 1.07 1.54
2012 - 1.53
2013 - 1.53
2014 - 1.48
2015 1.18 1.42
2016 1.17 1.37
2017 1.13 1.35
2018 1.06 1.29
2019 1.05 1.25
2020 0.99 1.29
2021 0.98 1.16
2022 0.87 1.15
2023 0.87 1.2
2024 0.89 -

Taiwan and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Taiwan

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Taiwan UAE
1960 - 19.6
1961 - 20.1
1962 - 20.6
1963 - 21
1964 - 21.5
1965 - 22
1966 - 22.6
1967 - 23.3
1968 - 23.5
1969 - 23.1
1970 - 23
1971 - 23.2
1972 - 23.6
1973 - 24.1
1974 20.8 24.7
1975 21.2 25.4
1976 21.5 25.6
1977 21.9 25.4
1978 22.3 25.5
1979 22.6 25.8
1980 23 26.2
1981 23.4 26.4
1982 23.8 26.4
1983 24.1 26.4
1984 24.6 26.4
1985 25.1 26.6
1986 25.6 26.5
1987 26.1 26.1
1988 26.5 25.9
1989 27 25.8
1990 27.5 25.8
1991 28 26
1992 28.4 26.4
1993 28.9 26.8
1994 29.4 27.4
1995 29.8 28
1996 30.3 28.1
1997 30.7 27.9
1998 31.2 27.9
1999 31.6 28
2000 32.1 28.2
2001 32.6 28.6
2002 33.1 29.1
2003 33.6 29.6
2004 34.1 30.3
2005 34.7 30.9
2006 35.2 31.4
2007 35.8 31.6
2008 36.3 31.6
2009 36.8 31.6
2010 37.4 31.7
2011 37.9 31.7
2012 38.3 31.7
2013 38.9 31.7
2014 39.3 31.8
2015 39.9 31.8
2016 40.4 31.8
2017 41 31.8
2018 41.5 31.8
2019 42.1 31.8
2020 42.7 31.8
2021 43.3 31.9
2022 43.9 31.9
2023 44.5 32.2
2024 45.1 32.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Taiwan UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$825B
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15.9%
2024
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP n/a
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel n/a
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.43%
2024
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.38%
2024
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
58.8%
2024
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
39.8%
2024
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
79.7
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires
788,799
2024
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires
4.01%
2024
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires
54
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$238B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
8,084,000
2020
Banked people share n/a
85.7%
2021

Energy

Taiwan UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,308 kg
2024
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
273.7 megatons
2022
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
11.7 tons
2022
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share n/a
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share n/a
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share n/a
0%
2021
Nuclear share n/a
13.3%
2022
Electricity access n/a
100%
2023

Society

Taiwan UAE
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+47,029
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population n/a
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
78.9
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
67
2024
68
2024
Higher education index
88
2025
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2015
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2024
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
129
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.5%
2014
98.8%
2024
English speaking
30%
2025
65%
2025
People using the Internet n/a
100%
2024

Health

Taiwan UAE
Government health expenditure per capita n/a
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita n/a
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
80.9 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people n/a
2.91
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
14
2024
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a
5
2023
Obesity rate
11.3%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence n/a
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
55
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Taiwan UAE
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
597 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,000 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,495 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length
25,771 mi
2019
2,535 mi
2008

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