Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
be 71.9% less likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 18.8% more money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $18,600 as of 2023, while in China, the GDP per capita is $22,100 as of 2023.
be 41.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In China, that number is 4.7% as of 2023.
pay a 63.6% higher top tax rate
Brazil has a top tax rate of 27.5% as of 2016. In China, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 68.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In China, 23.0 women do as of 2020.
be 49.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.
have 22.7% fewer children
In Brazil, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In China, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 40.0% less on education
Brazil spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. China spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 45.6% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In China, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 93.6% more coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, State Administration of Taxation.
China: At a glance
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