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Taiwan vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Taiwan has a population of 23.4M (ranked 60/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Taiwan's land area is 13,976 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 133rd vs. 197th).

By GDP, Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Taiwan Vatican
Population
23308308
949
Population rank 60/197 197/197
GDP
$797B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 22/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$34,041
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 34/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,500
2017
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$209B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
24%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$8,907
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 61/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,771
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
13,976 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
0.89
2024
n/a
Median age
45.1 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
80.9 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Taiwan and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Taiwan vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Taiwan

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Taiwan Vatican
1950 56.6 65.9
1951 57.2 65.3
1952 57.9 65.7
1953 58.6 66.3
1954 58.9 67.5
1955 59.8 67.8
1956 60.3 67.3
1957 61 67.5
1958 61 68.7
1959 61.6 69.2
1960 62.5 69.2
1961 63 69.8
1962 63.8 69.2
1963 64.5 69.3
1964 64.9 70.3
1965 65.7 70.1
1966 66.1 70.9
1967 66.7 70.9
1968 66.8 70.7
1969 67.7 70.7
1970 69 71.5
1971 69.4 71.7
1972 69.6 72
1973 69.8 71.9
1974 70.3 72.7
1975 70.9 72.6
1976 71.2 72.9
1977 71.3 73.3
1978 71.7 73.7
1979 71.7 74
1980 72 74.1
1981 72 74.3
1982 72.4 74.8
1983 72.4 74.7
1984 73 75.1
1985 73.3 75.5
1986 73.3 75.7
1987 73.6 76.2
1988 73.4 76.4
1989 73.7 76.8
1990 73.9 76.9
1991 74.3 76.9
1992 74.3 77.3
1993 74.6 77
1994 74.7 77.7
1995 74.6 77.8
1996 74.9 78.5
1997 75.3 78.2
1998 75.5 78.3
1999 75.6 78.7
2000 76.1 79.3
2001 76.5 79.9
2002 76.9 80
2003 77 79.8
2004 77.2 80.2
2005 77.1 80.6
2006 77.8 81.2
2007 78 81.3
2008 78.3 81.4
2009 78.7 81.3
2010 79 81.5
2011 78.9 81.7
2012 79.2 82
2013 79.6 82.5
2014 79.5 82.6
2015 79.9 82.5
2016 79.7 82.9
2017 80.1 82.7
2018 80.4 83.3
2019 80.6 83.6
2020 81.1 83
2021 80.8 82.9
2022 80.2 83.3
2023 80.6 83
2024 80.7 83.1
2025 80.9 83.3

Taiwan and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Taiwan

Vatican
Year Population
Taiwan Vatican
1961 11,030,385 -
1962 11,392,513 -
1963 11,762,101 -
1964 12,137,143 -
1965 12,511,863 -
1966 12,874,153 -
1967 13,210,344 -
1968 13,548,537 -
1969 14,068,984 -
1970 14,582,944 -
1971 14,913,564 -
1972 15,220,495 -
1973 15,505,121 -
1974 15,784,817 -
1975 16,075,128 -
1976 16,401,413 -
1977 16,730,895 -
1978 17,042,272 -
1979 17,372,779 -
1980 17,704,538 -
1981 18,029,982 -
1982 18,354,855 -
1983 18,653,146 -
1984 18,929,866 -
1985 19,191,510 -
1986 19,411,454 -
1987 19,617,046 -
1988 19,839,704 -
1989 20,055,492 -
1990 20,278,946 -
1991 20,503,568 -
1992 20,704,227 -
1993 20,899,019 -
1994 21,086,645 -
1995 21,267,653 -
1996 21,441,432 -
1997 21,634,124 -
1998 21,835,703 -
1999 22,010,489 -
2000 22,184,530 880
2001 22,341,120 890
2002 22,463,172 900
2003 22,562,663 911
2004 22,646,836 921
2005 22,729,753 921
2006 22,823,455 932
2007 22,917,444 821
2008 22,997,696 824
2009 23,078,402 826
2010 23,140,948 829
2011 23,193,518 832
2012 23,270,367 836
2013 23,344,670 839
2014 23,403,635 842
2015 23,462,914 1,000
2016 23,515,945 -
2017 23,555,522 1,000
2018 23,580,080 -
2019 23,596,027 1,000
2020 23,582,179 -
2021 23,468,275 -
2022 23,319,977 -
2023 23,342,541 -
2024 23,410,331 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Taiwan Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$825B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15.9%
2024
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.43%
2024
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.38%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
58.8%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
39.8%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
79.7
2025
65
2025
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

Energy

Taiwan Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,308 kg
2024
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
273.7 megatons
2022
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
11.7 tons
2022
n/a

Society

Taiwan Vatican
% of world population
0.29%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+47,029
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
78.9
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
67
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
88
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2015
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2024
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
129
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.5%
2014
100%
2013
English speaking
30%
2025
20%
2025

Health

Taiwan Vatican
Life expectancy
80.9 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
14
2024
n/a
Obesity rate
11.3%
2022
n/a
Air quality index
55
2025
72
2025

Territory

Taiwan Vatican
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
597 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
3,000 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
8,495 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
25,771 mi
2019
5.59 mi
2003

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