Maybe this is why I need to travel more often to appreciate what countries actually are but my stereotype says Taiwan is significantly better place to live in than ex-Soviet republics or Czech but I could be wrong on that. I've been to Taiwan and granted for a brief visit but it seemed like cleaner and more organized version of China and closer to South Korea/Japan, which I like quality of living wise.
Your views are likely dated as "ex-Soviet" is starting to become distant history. I say this having lived in Japan but not in Taiwan.