Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Montenegro, you would:
Health
be 73.4% less likely to be obese
In Montenegro, 23.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
live 1.7 years less
In Montenegro, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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
be 77.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Montenegro, 15.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In China, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
be 97.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Montenegro, 24.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In China, however, that number is 0.6% as of 2019.
make 10.4% less money
Montenegro has a GDP per capita of $18,300 as of 2020, while in China, the GDP per capita is $16,400 as of 2020.
pay a 5.0 times higher top tax rate
Montenegro has a top tax rate of 9.0% as of 2016. In China, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 4.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Montenegro, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In China, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Montenegro, approximately 3.2 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.
have 11.3% fewer children
In Montenegro, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In China, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.3% less likely to have internet access
In Montenegro, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In China, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 34.9% less on healthcare
Montenegro spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In China, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 49.4 times more coastline
Montenegro has a total of 294 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Department of Public Revenues, Montenegro, State Administration of Taxation.
China: At a glance
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