Data for China, United States 

Social

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2021)

China0.0
United States1.2

(2021)

Trend
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Most recent value

(2023)

China78
United States78

(2023)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2023)

China1.41
United States334,914,895

(2023)

Trend
Population growth (annual %)
Population growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2023)

China-0.1
United States0.5

(2023)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2024)

China-318,992
United States1,286,132

(2024)

Trend
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Most recent value

(2020)

China0.7
United States0.7

(2020)

Trend

Economic

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
GDP (current US$)
GDP (current US$)
Most recent value

(2023 trillion)

China17.79
United States27.72

(2023 trillion)

Trend
GDP per capita (current US$)
GDP per capita (current US$)
Most recent value

(2023)

China12,614.1
United States82,769.4

(2023)

Trend
GDP growth (annual %)
GDP growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2023)

China5.2
United States2.9

(2023)

Trend
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Most recent value

(2024)

China4.6
United States4.1

(2024)

Trend
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

China0.2
United States2.9

(2024)

Trend
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2023)

China0.2
United States0.0

(2023)

Trend

Environment

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Most recent value

(2020)

China7.756
United States13.032

(2020)

Trend
Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (% of land area)
Most recent value

(2022)

China23.8
United States33.9

(2022)

Trend
Access to electricity (% of population)
Access to electricity (% of population)
Most recent value

(2023)

China100.0
United States100.0

(2023)

Trend
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Most recent value

(2021)

China20
United States16

(2021)

Trend
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Most recent value

(2021)

China12.9
United States14.0

(2021)

Trend
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
Most recent value

(2022)

China67
United States97

(2022)

Trend
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