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China
East Asia & Pacific · Upper middle income · capital Beijing
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old78.0years
Ranks 70 of 217 in 2024
4% above world median · 7% above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old5.7per 1,000 live births
Ranks 47 of 196 in 2024
62% below world median · 67% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old16per 100,000 live births
Ranks 62 of 194 in 2023
66% below world median · 80% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2017 · 9 years old4.8% of under-5s
Ranks 4 of 30 in 2017
73% below world median · 78% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 30 countries reporting in 2017 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old5.94% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
6% below world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old1.01births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
47% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2020 · 6 years old96.7% of adults 15+
Ranks 14 of 42 in 2020
3% above world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 42 countries reporting in 2020 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old99.6% gross
Ranks 64 of 134 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2023 · 3 years old3.90% of GDP
Ranks 55 of 121 in 2023
6% above world median · 4% above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 121 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old13,862current US$
Ranks 72 of 186 in 2025
76% above world median · 1.1× above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old29,333international $
Ranks 70 of 185 in 2025
45% above world median · 80% above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2022 · 4 years old0.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 73 in 2022
1.0× below world median · 1.0× below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 73 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2022 · 4 years old36.0index, 0–100
Ranks 44 of 73 in 2022
6% above world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 73 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old4.6% of labour force
Ranks 76 of 182 in 2025
9% below world median · 51% above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old0.1% per year
Not ranked — no better end
98% below world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old1.71% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
8% above world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2025 · 1 year old91.6% of population
Ranks 7 of 10 in 2025
about the same world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 10 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old9.32t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
2.7× above world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old1.41bnpeople
Not ranked — no better end
213.8× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
China has no figure in this dataset for Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.