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China

Beijing
Leads 4 of 15 metrics
vs
United States of America flag

United States of America

Washington, D.C.
Leads 11 of 15 metrics
6.4×
United States of America has 6.4× the GDP per capita of China
4.2×
China has 4.2× the population of United States of America
3.8×
United States of America has 3.8× the Olympic medals of China
China Tale of the tape United States of America
1.41B
Population
CHN 4.2×
335M
9.6M km²
Land Area
USA 1.0×
9.83M km²
$18T
GDP (nominal)
USA 1.5×
$27.4T
$12,720
GDP per Capita
USA 6.4×
$81,695
77.1 yrs
Life Expectancy
USA 1.0×
78.9 yrs
0.768
HDI
USA 1.2×
0.921
96.8%
Literacy Rate
USA 1.0×
99.0%
70.4%
Internet Users
USA 1.3×
92.0%
2.04M
Active Military
CHN 1.5×
1.35M
$314B
Defense Budget
USA 3.2×
$997B
$3.75T
Exports
CHN 1.2×
$3.19T
$3.22T
Imports
USA 1.3×
$4.10T
819
Olympic Medals
USA 3.8×
3,135
2,280 t
Gold Reserves
USA 3.6×
8,134 t
42.0
Cost of Living Index
CHN 1.7× lower
71.0
Bars are scaled to the larger value of each metric. The chip marks the leading country (for cost of living, the lower index leads).
China United States of America
Beijing Capital Washington, D.C.
Renminbi (Yuan, CNY) Currency United States Dollar (USD)
Mandarin Chinese Language English (de facto)
Unitary one-party socialist republic Government Federal presidential constitutional republic