Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
be 73.7% less likely to be obese
In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 28.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In China, that number is 4.7% as of 2023.
make 41.5% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $37,800 as of 2023, while in China, the GDP per capita is $22,100 as of 2023.
pay a 95.7% higher top tax rate
Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In China, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 22.9% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In China, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 27.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 18.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In China, 23.0 women do as of 2020.
be 39.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 18.7% less likely to have internet access
In Latvia, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In China, about 73.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 40.0% less on education
Latvia spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. China spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 25.3% less on healthcare
Latvia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In China, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 29.1 times more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, State Administration of Taxation.
China: At a glance
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