Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

United States
China
Population
340.1M 3rd
1.4B 2nd
GDP
$28.8T 1st
$18.7T 2nd
GDP per Capita
$84,534 12th
$13,303 93rd
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$85,980 10th
$26,920 79th
GDP Growth
2.8% 122nd
5.0% 47th
Surface Area
9,831,510 km² 3rd
9,562,910 km² 4th
Population Density
34.6 /km²
147.3 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
1.6 135th
1.0 211th
Urban Population
80.1% 57th
65.9% 102nd
Population 65+
17.9% 45th
14.7% 66th

Health

United States
China
Life Expectancy
78.4 yrs 63rd
78.0 yrs 69th
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
5.5 56th
4.5 45th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
17.0 67th
16.0 62nd
Health Spending per Capita
$13,473 1st
$763 73rd
Health Spending (% of GDP)
16.7% 3rd
5.9% 107th
Physicians (per 1,000)
3.68 39th
3.11 57th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
2.68 82nd
5.63 23rd

Economy & Environment

United States
China
Unemployment Rate
4.0% 71st
4.6% 82nd
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
17.74 175th
8.40 138th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
1.0%
6.8%
Industry (% of GDP)
17.9%
36.5%
Services (% of GDP)
77.6%
56.7%
Exports (% of GDP)
11.1%
20.0%
Imports (% of GDP)
14.3%
17.2%

Education & Society

United States
China
Literacy Rate
N/A
96.7% 55th
Education Spending (% GDP)
5.4% 44th
4.0% 106th
Gini Index
41.8 134th
36.0 90th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
1.2% 68th
0.0% 11th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
5.8 134th
0.5 15th
Women in Parliament
28.7% 76th
26.5% 92nd
Female Labor Participation
56.6% 73rd
59.4% 54th
Military Spending (% GDP)
3.4% 24th
1.7% 83rd

Technology & Infrastructure

United States
China
Internet Users
93.1% 42nd
92.0% 47th
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
112.4 111th
128.2 63rd
Access to Electricity
100.0% 124th
100.0% 27th
Access to Water
100.0% 44th
96.1% 117th
Access to Sanitation
99.6% 34th
97.3% 84th
Renewable Energy
10.9% 143rd
15.2% 122nd
Forest Area (% of land)
33.9% 96th
24.0% 123rd

Population Pyramids

United States

Population pyramid of United States

China

Population pyramid of China

GDP Composition

United States

China

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

United States

China

Population Over Time

United States

China

GDP Over Time

United States

China

Life Expectancy Over Time

United States

China

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