If you lived in Arizona instead of China, you would:

Economy

make 2.7 times more money

China has a GDP per capita of $22,100 as of 2023, while in Arizona, the GDP per capita is $58,628 as of 2024.

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be 14.3% less likely to be unemployed

In China, 4.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Arizona, that number is 4.0% as of 2025.

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Basic Needs

be 24.0% more likely to have internet access

In China, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Arizona, about 90.5% do as of 2023.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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