Countries / East Asia & Pacific

China

East Asia & PacificUpper middle incomeCapital: Beijing236,416 observations

Population

1.41B

world rank #2 / 217

GDP

19.5T

world rank #2 / 186

GDP / capita

25,066.5

world rank #71 / 185

Life expectancy

world rank #70 / 217

Governance

465 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile49.6#85 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile68.8#43 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile63.3#116 Rule of Law0-100 percentile47#140

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Economy

1,644 indicators

GDPcurrent US$19.5T#2 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $25,066.5#71 GDP growth%5%#47 Inflation%0.06%#13

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Trade

93 indicators

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Health

1,452 indicators

Life expectancyyears78#70 Infant mortalityper 1k births4.1#22 Maternal mortalityper 100k16#16 Health spending% GDP5.9%#105

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Education

2,026 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross92.3%#68 Education spending% GDP3.9%#55 Adult literacy%96.7%#14 Primary enrollment% gross99.6%#64

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Demography

873 indicators

Populationpeople1.41B#2 Population growth%-0.17%#188 Urban population%66.3%#90 Fertility ratebirths/woman1#192

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Climate

288 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%15.2%#111 Forest area% land24%#123 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita6,523.7#26

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Energy

315 indicators

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Environment

371 indicators

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Agriculture

324 indicators

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Technology

141 indicators

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Society

1,366 indicators

Gini indexindex36#31 Extreme poverty% pop0%#1 Internet users% pop91.6%#7 Homicide rateper 100k0.5#12

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Risk

365 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-102.9#18 Hazard & exposure0-106.1#53 Vulnerability0-101.3#5

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Other

1 indicator

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