Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 75.5% less likely to be obese
In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
live 5.6 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In China, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 83.8% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $112,400 as of 2022, while in China, the GDP per capita is $18,200 as of 2022.
be 11.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In China, that number is 5.0% as of 2022.
Life
be 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In China, 23.0 women do as of 2020.
be 94.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.2% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In China, about 73.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 21.1% less on healthcare
Ireland spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In China, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 16.1% more on education
Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. China spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 10.0 times more coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 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
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