Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Macedonia, you would:
Health
be 72.3% less likely to be obese
In Macedonia, 22.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 78.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Macedonia, 17.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In China, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
be 97.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Macedonia, 21.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In China, however, that number is 0.6% as of 2019.
pay a 4.5 times higher top tax rate
Macedonia has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In China, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 4.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Macedonia, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In China, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 13.6% less likely to have internet access
In Macedonia, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In China, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.0% less on healthcare
Macedonia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In China, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Public Revenue Office, State Administration of Taxation.
China: At a glance
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