Prosperity gap in Taiwan
Taiwan: Prosperity gap was 0.6992 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.6992
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
107th
of 120 countries
All-time high
2.03
in 1981
All-time low
0.6992
in 2021
Years of data
16
1981–2021
Prosperity gap in Taiwan, 1981–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, prosperity gap in Taiwan stood at 0.6992. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prosperity gap in Taiwan peaked at 2.03 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.6992, in 2021.
Taiwan ranks 107th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Prosperity gap in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.03 | — |
| 1986 | 1.52 | -25.1% |
| 1991 | 0.916 | -39.9% |
| 1995 | 1.07 | +16.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7633 | -28.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7239 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.744 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7834 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8935 | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8579 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7738 | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7554 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7527 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7367 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7042 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6992 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.78 | 1.52 | 2.03 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9151 | 0.7633 | 1.07 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7504 | 0.7239 | 0.7834 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.795 | 0.7367 | 0.8935 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7017 | 0.6992 | 0.7042 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More reference data data for Taiwan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3236 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 306.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prosperity gap in Taiwan?
- Prosperity gap in Taiwan was 0.6992 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prosperity gap recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.03 in 1981.
- What is the lowest prosperity gap recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6992 in 2021.
- How does Taiwan rank for prosperity gap?
- Taiwan ranks 107th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is prosperity gap rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Prosperity gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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