Finland vs Taiwan: Prosperity gap
Finland
0.6812
in 2023
Taiwan
0.6992
in 2021
Finland rank
108th
Taiwan rank
107th
Prosperity gap over time
- Finland
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.6992 against 0.6812 in Finland, a difference of 0.018.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Taiwan ahead.
Finland ranks 108th and Taiwan ranks 107th of 120 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7724 | 0.9911 | 0.2186 | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.6827 | 0.7504 | 0.0677 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.6094 | 0.795 | 0.1856 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.5529 | 0.7017 | 0.1488 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Finland or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.6992 against 0.6812 in Finland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Finland and Taiwan?
- 0.018, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Taiwan?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.
- How do Finland and Taiwan rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Finland ranks 108th and Taiwan ranks 107th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.