press rank #27 · ~$1,400/mo

Can you live unwatched in Taiwan?

Asia’s freest press, under permanent geopolitical pressure.

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The privacy scorecard

State surveillance3/5
Facial recognition3/5
No national ID2/5
Data-protection law4/5
Encryption4/5
VPN freedom5/5
Democracy5/5
Free expression5/5
Cash still works4/5
Financial privacy3/5
Crypto freedom4/5
Easy to stay3/5
Off-grid living2/5
12 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #27 ~$1,400/mo national average

Childhood vaccines: compulsory by law

Childhood vaccination is required by national law here. We have the rule and the penalty, not the official count of how many vaccines the law covers.

If you skip them: No nursery or school place until the child is up to date.

Exemptions: Medical only.

Source: Georgetown AMP EID, survey of national legislation, 2024

Legal & financial exposure

Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.

Does not report your account balances abroad

No extradition treaty with the US

5 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.

15 real places in Taiwan

Facial recognition, Bitcoin friendliness and cost vary by city even inside the same country.

Taichung

~$1,600/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Kaohsiung

~$1,600/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Taipei

~$1,500/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Tainan

~$1,450/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Yilan

~$1,400/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Kinmen

~$1,300/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Taitung

~$1,450/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Hualien

~$1,450/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Puli

~$1,350/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Penghu (Magong)

~$1,400/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Kenting (Hengchun)

~$1,400/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Xiaoliuqiu

~$1,250/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5

Weigh Taiwan against your own threat model

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Country-level estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.