Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in China instead of San Marino, you would:

Health

live 7.8 years less

In San Marino, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 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 42.3% less likely to be unemployed

In San Marino, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In China, that number is 4.7% as of 2023.

make 64.1% less money

San Marino has a GDP per capita of $61,600 as of 2021, while in China, the GDP per capita is $22,100 as of 2023.

Life

have 15.3% more children

In San Marino, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In China, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 35.6% less on healthcare

San Marino spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In China, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

China: At a glance

China (sometimes abbreviated PRC) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 9,326,410 sq km. For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the communists under MAO Zedong established an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. After 1978, MAO's successor DENG Xiaoping and other leaders focused on market-oriented economic development and by 2000 output had quadrupled. For much of the population, living standards have improved dramatically and the room for personal choice has expanded, yet political controls remain tight. Since the early 1990s, China has increased its global outreach and participation in international organizations.
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