Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

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

Health

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

Economy & Environment

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

Education & Society

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

Technology & Infrastructure

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

Population Pyramids

China

Population pyramid of China

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

China

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

China

United States

Population Over Time

China

United States

GDP Over Time

China

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

China

United States

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