Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
be 73.7% less likely to be obese
In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 55.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In China, that number is 3.9% as of 2017.
be 87.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 25.5% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In China, however, that number is 3.3% as of 2016.
make 34.3% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $27,700 as of 2017, while in China, the GDP per capita is $18,200 as of 2018.
pay a 95.7% higher top tax rate
Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In China, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 26.1% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In China, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 52.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In China, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 5.0 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 35.0% less likely to have internet access
In Latvia, approximately 83.6% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In China, about 54.3% do as of 2018.
Geography
see 29.1 times more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, State Administration of Taxation.
China: At a glance
How big is China compared to Latvia? See an in-depth size comparison.