Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Georgia, you would:
Health
be 71.4% less likely to be obese
In Georgia, 21.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
live 1.4 years less
In Georgia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 59.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Georgia, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In China, that number is 4.7% as of 2023.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Georgia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In China, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 17.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Georgia, approximately 28.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In China, 23.0 women do as of 2020.
be 54.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Georgia, approximately 14.8 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 12.1% fewer children
In Georgia, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In China, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 20.0% less likely to have internet access
In Georgia, approximately 91.2% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In China, about 73.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 26.3% less on healthcare
Georgia spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In China, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 46.8 times more coastline
Georgia has a total of 310 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Georgia Department of Revenue, State Administration of Taxation.
China: At a glance
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