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IndicatorTWNTaiwanEast Asia & Pacific
Governance
Civil liberties index (V-Dem)0-10.93rank #14
Deliberative democracy index (V-Dem)0-10.69rank #24
Egalitarian democracy index (V-Dem)0-10.7rank #20
Freedom of expression index (V-Dem)0-10.84rank #42
Human rights index (V-Dem)0-10.93rank #14
Participatory democracy index (V-Dem)0-10.65rank #4
Rule of law index (V-Dem)0-10.92rank #27
V-Dem electoral democracy0-10.8rank #21
V-Dem liberal democracy0-10.7rank #27
Women's political empowerment index (V-Dem)0-10.9rank #21
Economy
Annual working hours per workerhours2,031.6rank #59
Capital stock per worker2017 US$ per worker325,159rank #41
Employment-to-population ratio%57.2%rank #94
Human capital indexindex3.4rank #31
Labour force participation rate%59.3%rank #104
Total factor productivity (current PPPs, USA=1)index (USA=1)0.86rank #21
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled)%3.5%rank #58
Youth unemployment rate (ILO modelled)% ages 15-2412%rank #90
Health
Child mortalityper 1000.54rank #20
Daily caloric supply per capitakcal2,958.4rank #89
Demography
Median age of populationyears43.5rank #21
Net migration rateper 1,000-1.4rank #148
Projected life expectancy in 2050 (medium)years84.9rank #46
Projected population in 2050 (medium)thousands19,434.6rank #76
Total age dependency ratioper 100 working-age43.4rank #188
Climate
CO₂ emissionst262.34Mrank #25
CO₂ per capitat11.3rank #20
Electricity from coal% generation36.2%rank #47
Electricity from hydro% generation1.9%rank #70
Electricity from solar% generation5.6%rank #50
Electricity from wind% generation4.2%rank #48
Power-sector CO2 intensitygCO2/kWh634.1rank #79
Renewable electricity%12.2%rank #75
Society
Life satisfaction0-106.7rank #24
Poverty gap at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)0rank #1
Poverty headcount at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)0rank #1
Poverty headcount at $3.65/dayproportion (0-1)0rank #4
Poverty headcount at $6.85/dayproportion (0-1)0rank #10
Youth NEET rate%8.7%rank #26
Risk
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0rank #1
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