Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Czech Republic, you would:
Health
be 76.2% less likely to be obese
In Czech Republic, 26.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
live 3.2 years less
In Czech Republic, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 66.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Czech Republic, 9.7% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In China, however, that number is 3.3% as of 2016.
make 48.7% less money
Czech Republic has a GDP per capita of $35,500 as of 2017, while in China, the GDP per capita is $18,200 as of 2018.
be 34.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Czech Republic, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In China, that number is 3.9% as of 2017.
pay a 2.0 times higher top tax rate
Czech Republic has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2017. In China, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 30.3% more children
In Czech Republic, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In China, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 9.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Czech Republic, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In China, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Czech Republic, approximately 2.6 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In China, on the other hand, 11.4 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 32.7% less likely to have internet access
In Czech Republic, approximately 80.7% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In China, about 54.3% do as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Financial Administration of the Czech Republic, State Administration of Taxation.
China: At a glance
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