On the 8 measures both countries carry, Taiwan leads 2.
The difference at a glance
- The top income tax rate is 8 points higher in Taiwan than in Poland.
- Life expectancy is 2.4 years higher in Taiwan than in Poland.
- The nomad visa allows 12 months more in Taiwan than in Poland.
Green favours Taiwan. Country figures. Cities inside one country differ, often by more than the countries differ from each other.
Head to head
Each row is named for the thing more of which is better, so a longer bar always wins.
Longer is better. Bar length is the rank among all countries we hold that measure for, not a share of the pair.
Every country measure, side by side
National figures throughout. What a city inside either country costs, and how its own sex ratio runs, is the table below this one.
| National men per 100 womenthe city figure is above | 104.1 | n/a | β |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visa-free entrylongest headline entry for a typical Western passport | n/a | 90 | β |
| Top personal income tax rateheadline rate, not an effective rate | 32% | 40% | 8 points |
| English proficiencyadult proficiency score | 600 | n/a | β |
| Homicide rateper 100,000 per year | 0.8 | n/a | β |
| Life expectancyyears at birth | 78.4 | 80.8 | 2.4 years |
| GDP per capitacurrent USD | $54,262 | n/a | β |
| Female labour force participationno direction is asserted | 52% | 52% | β |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman | 1.14 | 0.69 | β |
| Obesity, womenage-standardised | 17.6% | n/a | β |
| Mean height, womenadults | 166 cm / 5β²5β³ | 161 cm / 5β²3β³ | β |
| Political stability0 to 100, higher is more stable | 74/100 | n/a | β |
| Low corruption0 to 100, higher is cleaner | 64/100 | n/a | β |
| Digital nomad visamax stay; headline route, not a guarantee | 12 months | 24 months | 2.00Γ |
| Never-married women, 20β39census or survey, years differ between countries | 32.8% | 36.4% | β |
| Main languagethe city may differ | Polish | Mandarin Chinese | β |
Data updated August 6, 2026.
Every city we track in both
A national sex ratio is an average of places that do not resemble each other. These are the cities behind it.
Poland
Taiwan
| City | Men/100 women | Essentials |
|---|---|---|
| Taipei Citycity level | 97.9 | $977 |
| Taichung Citycity level | 104.1 | $689 |
| Taoyuan Citycity level | 105.4 | $728 |
| Kaohsiung Citycity level | 106.2 | $696 |
| Hsinchu Citycity level | 106.8 | $718 |
| Tainan Citycity level | 108.3 | $681 |
Poland spans 7.4 points across its 6 tracked cities, Taiwan 10.4 across 6. The national figure is the average of neither.
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