Ireland vs Taiwan: Prosperity gap
Ireland
0.6619
in 2023
Taiwan
0.6992
in 2021
Ireland rank
109th
Taiwan rank
107th
Prosperity gap over time
- Ireland
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.6992 against 0.6619 in Ireland, a difference of 0.0373.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 109th and Taiwan ranks 107th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.55 | 1.07 | 0.4802 | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.8928 | 0.7504 | 0.1423 | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.9609 | 0.795 | 0.166 | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.6905 | 0.7017 | 0.0112 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Ireland or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.6992 against 0.6619 in Ireland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Ireland and Taiwan?
- 0.0373, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Taiwan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Ireland and Taiwan rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Ireland ranks 109th 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.