Taiwan vs Vietnam

Score comparison table

DimensionTaiwanVietnam
Lucky Nomads World Index
7.46 / 106.43 / 10
SafetyShield Index
8.6 / 108.2 / 10
Affordability Index
6.0 / 107.9 / 10
Entry Ease Index
6.5 / 104.6 / 10
Tax Freedom Index
7.6 / 105.4 / 10
WiFi Index
8.7 / 108.6 / 10
Admin Ease Index
8.8 / 105.9 / 10
Healthcare Index
8.5 / 107.3 / 10
City Comfort Index
9.0 / 107.5 / 10
WeatherComfort Index
6.2 / 105.1 / 10
Banking Index
8.5 / 105.0 / 10
GeoStability Index
7.2 / 107.3 / 10
Justice & Order Index
7.9 / 104.6 / 10
Quality of Life Index
8.3 / 107.4 / 10
Open Society Index
8.2 / 104.4 / 10
Flight Index
6.0 / 104.6 / 10
Environmental Quality Index
8.0 / 106.2 / 10
English Index
4.2 / 104.9 / 10
Wealth Protection Index
7.5 / 106.9 / 10

Tax, economy, and demographics

DimensionTaiwanVietnam
Corporate income tax
20%High
20%High
Corporate tax basis
Worldwide
Worldwide
Personal income tax (marginal)
40%Moderate
35%Moderate
Personal tax basis
Territorial
Worldwide
Population23.4 M
102.2 M×4.37
Area36,193 km²
331,212 km²×9.15
Population density647 /km²308 /km²
CapitalTaipeiHanoi
CurrencyTWD (New Taiwan dollar)VND (Vietnamese dong)
Main airportTPE (Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport)SGN (Tan Son Nhat International Airport)
Phone code+886+84
Internet TLD.tw.vn

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.

Taiwan passport

#31

Henley rank

134

Visa-free destinations

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

Vietnam passport

#85

Henley rank

48

Visa-free destinations

Verdict

For professionals who prioritize open society index, Taiwan leads with 8.2 / 10 versus 4.4 / 10 for Vietnam. On banking index, Taiwan is at 8.5 / 10 compared with 5.0 / 10 for Vietnam.

Who should choose which country

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)

Who should choose Vietnam

  • Professionals who prioritize wifi index (high-quality connectivity for remote work)
  • Professionals who prioritize safetyshield index (high personal and institutional safety)
  • Professionals who prioritize affordability index (competitive cost of living)

Also compare

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Lucky Maillard, Founder of Lucky Nomads

Lucky Maillard

Founder, Lucky Nomads · Wealth manager

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

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