Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Albania, you would:
Health
be 61.5% less likely to be obese
In Albania, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In China, that number is 9.3% of people as of 2024.
have 65.6% more doctors per person
Albania has 18.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. China has 31.1 as of 2022.
have 26.6% more access to essential health services
Albania scores 64 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. China scores 81 as of 2021.
live 1.8 years less
In Albania, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In China, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Albania has a suicide rate of 2.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In China, it is 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 57.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 10.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In China, that number is 4.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 50.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Albania, approximately 8.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In China, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Albania, approximately 7.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In China, 16.0 women do as of 2023.
have 33.2% fewer children
In Albania, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In China, there are 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 15.7% less on healthcare
Albania spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In China, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 26.2% more on education
Albania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. China spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 40.1 times more coastline
Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
Safety
be 64.0% less likely to be murdered
Albania has a homicide rate of 1.4 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In China, that number is 0.5 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 61.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Albania, road accidents kill 10.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In China, they kill 17.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 89.7% more home broadband
Albania has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. China has 47.2 as of 2024.
use 2.3 times more electricity
Albania uses 2,892 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. China uses 6,524 kWh as of 2023.
live with 8.7 times more strain on fresh water
Albania withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. China withdraws 42% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 5.2 times more CO2
Albania emits 1.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. China emits 9.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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