Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of China, you would:
Health
see 66.4% more spent on your healthcare
China spends $1,487 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nauru spends $2,474 as of 2023.
live 15.7 years less
In China, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 7.7 times more likely to be obese
In China, 9.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.
have 25.9% less access to essential health services
China scores 81 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nauru scores 60 as of 2021.
Life
have 3.6 times more children
In China, there are approximately 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 17.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 16.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.
be 87.8% more likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 4.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 48.2% more on education
China spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Nauru spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 3.1 times more on healthcare
China spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.
Safety
be 54.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In China, road accidents kill 17.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nauru, they kill 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 78.9% less home broadband
China has 47.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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