Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Germany, you would:
Health
be 72.2% less likely to be obese
In Germany, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
live 5.0 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 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 80.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In China, however, that number is 3.3% as of 2016.
make 64.2% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $50,800 as of 2017, while in China, the GDP per capita is $18,200 as of 2018.
Life
have 34.9% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In China, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In China, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.3 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 39.5% less likely to have internet access
In Germany, approximately 89.7% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In China, about 54.3% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 6.1 times more coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
China: At a glance
How big is China compared to Germany? See an in-depth size comparison.