United States vs China
POP 4.1x GDP 1.5x LE 0.9 yrs HIC↔UMC
Widest indicator spreads · United States vs China
Demographics: Population Growth Rate (United States, 110% spread)
| Indicator | United States | China | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population Growth Rate | 1.0% | -0.1% | 2024 |
| Population | 340.1M | 1.4B | 2024 |
| Population Density | 36.8 | 150.3 | 2023 |
| Fertility Rate | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2023 |
3 closer demographics rows sit on the United States and China profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (United States, 94% spread)
| Indicator | United States | China | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Direct Investment | $297.1B | $18.6B | 2024 |
| Inflation (Consumer Prices) | 2.9% | 0.2% | 2024 |
| GDP Per Capita (Current USD) | $84,534.041 | $13,303.148 | 2024 |
| GNI Per Capita | $83,490 | $13,660 | 2024 |
5 closer economy rows sit on the United States and China profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Health: Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (United States, 64% spread)
| Indicator | United States | China | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Expenditure (% of GDP) | 16.7% | 5.9% | 2023 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | 5.5 | 4.1 | 2024 |
| Stunting Prevalence (under 5) | 3.8% | 4.8% | 2022 |
| Physicians (per 1,000 people) | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2022 |
3 closer health rows sit on the United States and China profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (United States, 26% spread)
| Indicator | United States | China | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Expenditure (% of GDP) | 5.4% | 4.0% | 2021 |
5 closer education rows sit on the United States and China profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Environment: Electric Power Consumption (United States, 49% spread)
| Indicator | United States | China | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Power Consumption | 12,839 | 6,524 | 2024 |
| CO2 Emissions Per Capita | 13.6 | 9.3 | 2024 |
| Forest Area | 33.9% | 24.0% | 2023 |
| Renewable Energy Consumption | 10.9% | 15.2% | 2021 |
1 closer environment rows sit on the United States and China profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (United States, 29% spread)
| Indicator | United States | China | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access to Sanitation | 97.0% | 68.9% | 2024 |
4 closer infrastructure rows sit on the United States and China profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Social: Net Migration (United States, 125% spread)
| Indicator | United States | China | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net Migration | 1.3M | -318,992 | 2024 |
| Poverty (< $2.15/day) | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2024 |
| Intentional Homicides | 5.8 | 0.5 | 2023 |
3 closer social rows sit on the United States and China profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Labor & Wages: Average Monthly Earnings (United States, 87% spread)
| Indicator | United States | China | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Monthly Earnings | 5985.3 | 806.9 | 2024 |
| PPP Conversion Factor (GDP) | 1 | 3.5 | 2024 |
| Average Weekly Hours Worked | 37.5 | 46.1 | 2025 |
How to read this United States vs China comparison
United States (HIC, North America) vs China (UMC, East Asia & Pacific) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 4.1x smaller (340.1M vs 1.4B) and total GDP is 53% larger ($28.8T vs $18.7T). The gap board leads on Net Migration (~125% relative spread) across 48 indicators in 8 topics. Cross-tier pair; prefer per-capita and rate columns over raw totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.
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United States vs China figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · HIC↔UMC · WIDE scale band.