Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Missouri instead of China, you would:
Health
be 4.0 times more likely to be obese
In China, 9.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Missouri, that number is 37.5% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 28.6% less likely to be unemployed
In China, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Missouri, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
make 4.1 times more money
China has a GDP per capita of $13,862 as of 2025, while in Missouri, the GDP per capita is $56,344 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
