Where is it better to live in DRC or in Taiwan?
To answer the question - which country - DRC or Taiwan, is more comfortable for living, let’s compare different constituents which make the standard of living:
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Perhaps, it’s difficult to argue that it’s better to live in a rich country than in a poor one. As of 2024 year data, the basic indicator of the economic development - GDP by purchasing power parity per capita - was:
● In DRC - 1,66 thousand dollars,
● In Taiwan - 80,6 thousand dollars.
Thus, according to the gross production per one person, Taiwan leaves DRC behind by %.
Let’s compare the data about minimum labor level pay in both countries.
● The minimum wage in DRC set at 7,075 francs per day (approximately US$ 90 per month);
● The minimum wage in Taiwan set at 27,500 Taiwanese dollars (approximately US$ 890).
Where is the crime rate lower? up↑
To estimate the population law-abidingness and law enforcement activity, let’s pay attention to the statics of premeditated murders and to the data about the number of Congolese and Taiwanese, being imprisoned.
Yearly out of 100 thousand people, murders kill:
● in DRC - 13.55 people;
● in Taiwan - 0.82 people
***As of 2023 year, in prisons and criminal camps the number of inmates is:
● in DRC - 20.6 thousand, or 29 prisoners per 100,000 people;
● in Taiwan - 54.1 thousand, or 219 prisoners per 100,000 people
Overall, they kill more often in DRC, one stays behind the bars more often in Taiwan.
Where do people get sick less and live longer? up↑
The life quality is greatly defined by how long the people live. According to the latest data, the life expectancy is:
● in DRC - 62.4 years (60 years among men and 64.8 years among women)
● in Taiwan - 79.4 years (76 years among men and 82.7 years among women)
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