Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Albania, you would:
Health
be 71.4% less likely to be obese
In Albania, 21.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
live 3.4 years less
In Albania, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 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
make 23.3% more money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $13,300 as of 2020, while in China, the GDP per capita is $16,400 as of 2020.
be 37.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In China, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
be 95.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Albania, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In China, however, that number is 0.6% as of 2019.
pay a 95.7% higher top tax rate
Albania has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In China, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 37.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Albania, approximately 10.8 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.
be 93.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Albania, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In China, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
have 21.7% fewer children
In Albania, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In China, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 10.3% less on education
Albania spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. China spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 40.1 times more coastline
Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Albanian Taxation Office, State Administration of Taxation.
China: At a glance
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