Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
live 8.5 years longer
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
be 39.8% less likely to be obese
In Gambia, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 7.6 times more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2023, while in China, the GDP per capita is $22,100 as of 2023.
be 27.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Gambia, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In China, that number is 4.7% as of 2023.
Life
be 95.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gambia, approximately 458.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In China, 23.0 women do as of 2020.
be 66.6% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 58.1% as of 2021. In China, it is 96.8% as of 2018.
be 81.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 37.2 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 62.6% fewer children
In Gambia, there are approximately 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In China, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 52.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 65% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In China, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In China, about 73.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 28.6% more on education
Gambia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. China spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Gambia spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In China, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 181.2 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
China: At a glance
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