Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in China instead of Wallis and Futuna, you would:

Health

live 4.6 years less

In Wallis and Futuna, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 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 4.3 times more money

Wallis and Futuna has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2004, while in China, the GDP per capita is $16,400 as of 2020.

be 58.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Wallis and Futuna, 8.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In China, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.

Life

be 61.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 4.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.

have 19.1% fewer children

In Wallis and Futuna, there are approximately 12.3 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 7.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 9.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In China, about 70.0% do as of 2020.

Geography

see 112.4 times more coastline

Wallis and Futuna has a total of 129 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

China (sometimes abbreviated PRC) is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 9,326,410 sq km. For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the communists under MAO Zedong established an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. After 1978, MAO's successor DENG Xiaoping and other leaders focused on market-oriented economic development and by 2000 output had quadrupled. For much of the population, living standards have improved dramatically and the room for personal choice has expanded, yet political controls remain tight. Since the early 1990s, China has increased its global outreach and participation in international organizations.
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