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United States vs. China
How the United States and China compare on income per person, population, life expectancy, internet use and access to electricity, each next to the world figure and linked to its chart, where you'll find its source, its date and every country's numbers.
The biggest differences
- GDP per person is 6.5 times as high in the United States ($86,170) as in China ($13,293).
- The population is 4.1 times as large in China (1.41B people) as in the United States (342M).
- The share of people using the internet is 2.7 percentage points higher in the United States (94.7%) than in China (92%).
The two are about the same on life expectancy at birth and the share of people with electricity.
Side by side
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How rich is each country, per person?
GDP per person, US dollars · 2024
- United States
- $86,170
- China
- $13,293
- World
- $13,717
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How many people live in each country?
People · 2025
- United States
- 342M people
- China
- 1.41B people
- World
- 8.22B people
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How long do people live in each country?
Life expectancy at birth, years · 2024
- United States
- 78.9 years
- China
- 78 years
- World
- 73.5 years
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What share of people use the internet in each country?
People using the internet, % of population · 2024
- United States
- 94.7%
- China
- 92%
- World
- 71.2%
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What share of people have electricity in each country?
People with access to electricity, % of population · 2024
- United States
- 100%
- China
- 100%
- World
- 91.9%
Figures are from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), for the newest year most countries have reported; many are estimates, and they are revised as new data comes in. GDP per person is in US dollars at each year's exchange rates, not adjusted for differences in prices. Two figures are called about the same when GDP or population differ by less than 5%, life expectancy by less than a year, or a share by less than 2 percentage points.