Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
live 10.6 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 37.4% less likely to be obese
In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 12.1 times more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2022, while in China, the GDP per capita is $18,200 as of 2022.
be 64.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Liberia, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In China, that number is 5.0% as of 2022.
Life
be 96.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 652.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In China, 23.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.0 times more likely to be literate
In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In China, it is 96.8% as of 2018.
be 84.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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 68.5% fewer children
In Liberia, there are approximately 32.4 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 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 30% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In China, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In China, about 73.0% do as of 2021.
be 13.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Liberia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020. In China, that number is 95% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.1% less on healthcare
Liberia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In China, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 33.3% more on education
Liberia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. China spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 25.0 times more coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 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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