Malaysia vs Taiwan

Malaysia

7.41 / 10

Taiwan

7.46 / 10

Taiwan leads overall

Score comparison table

DimensionMalaysiaTaiwan
Lucky Nomads World Index
7.41 / 107.46 / 10
SafetyShield Index
8.3 / 108.6 / 10
Affordability Index
7.7 / 106.0 / 10
Entry Ease Index
6.6 / 106.5 / 10
Tax Freedom Index
7.7 / 107.6 / 10
WiFi Index
8.5 / 108.7 / 10
Admin Ease Index
8.0 / 108.8 / 10
Healthcare Index
7.9 / 108.5 / 10
City Comfort Index
8.5 / 109.0 / 10
WeatherComfort Index
5.5 / 106.2 / 10
Banking Index
7.7 / 108.5 / 10
GeoStability Index
7.7 / 107.2 / 10
Justice & Order Index
6.0 / 107.9 / 10
Quality of Life Index
7.6 / 108.3 / 10
Open Society Index
5.1 / 108.2 / 10
Flight Index
6.1 / 106.0 / 10
Environmental Quality Index
7.3 / 108.0 / 10
English Index
6.7 / 104.2 / 10
Wealth Protection Index
8.3 / 107.5 / 10

Tax, economy, and demographics

DimensionMalaysiaTaiwan
Corporate income tax
24%High
20%High
Corporate tax basis
Modified remittance basis
Worldwide
Personal income tax (marginal)
30%Moderate
40%Moderate
Personal tax basis
Remittance basis
Territorial
Population
34.2 M×1.46
23.4 M
Area
329,847 km²×9.11
36,193 km²
Population density104 /km²647 /km²
CapitalKuala LumpurTaipei
CurrencyMYR (Malaysian ringgit)TWD (New Taiwan dollar)
Main airportKUL (Kuala Lumpur International Airport)TPE (Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport)
Phone code+60+886
Internet TLD.my.tw

Visa access controls

Your access

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Passport power

Mobility strength of each country's passport, useful if you are weighing it as a future citizenship.

Malaysia passport

#6

Henley rank

183

Visa-free destinations

  • Schengen visa-free
  • UK visa-free
  • Canada eTA
  • Australia eTA

Taiwan passport

#31

Henley rank

134

Visa-free destinations

  • Schengen visa-free
  • UK visa-free
  • US ESTA
  • Canada eTA
  • Australia eTA

Verdict

For professionals who prioritize open society index, Taiwan leads with 8.2 / 10 versus 5.1 / 10 for Malaysia. On english index, Malaysia is at 6.7 / 10 compared with 4.2 / 10 for Taiwan.

Who should choose which country

Who should choose Malaysia

  • Professionals who prioritize wifi index (high-quality connectivity for remote work)
  • Professionals who prioritize city comfort index (high urban quality of life)
  • Professionals who prioritize wealth protection index (very strong wealth protection index)

Who should choose Taiwan

  • Professionals who prioritize city comfort index (high urban quality of life)
  • Professionals who prioritize admin ease index (low day-to-day bureaucracy)
  • Professionals who prioritize wifi index (high-quality connectivity for remote work)

Also compare

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Researched from official sources, leading global indices and Lucky Nomads' own scoring.

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