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United States flag United States North America
China flag China Asia
Key Statistics
Population
people
340.1M
3rd
1.4B
2nd
GDP
gross domestic product, US$
$28.8T
1st
$18.7T
2nd
GDP per Capita
US$ per person
$84,534
12th
$13,303
93rd
GNI per Capita (PPP)
international $
$85,980
10th
$26,920
79th
GDP Growth
annual %
2.8% 122nd
5.0% 47th
Surface Area
km²
9,831,510 km²
3rd
9,562,910 km²
4th
Population Density
people per km²
34.6 /km²
147.3 /km²
Fertility Rate
births per woman
1.6 135th
1.0 211th
Urban Population
% of population
80.1% 57th
65.9% 102nd
Population 65+
% of population
17.9% 45th
14.7% 66th
Health
Life Expectancy
years at birth
78.4 yrs
63rd
78.0 yrs
69th
Infant Mortality
per 1,000 live births
5.5 56th
4.5 45th
Maternal Mortality
per 100,000 live births
17.0 67th
16.0 62nd
Health Spending per Capita
US$
$13,473
1st
$763
73rd
Health Spending
% of GDP
16.7% 3rd
5.9% 107th
Physicians
per 1,000 people
3.68
39th
3.11
57th
Hospital Beds
per 1,000 people
2.68
82nd
5.63
23rd
Population Pyramidsby age & sex, 2024
Population pyramid of United States
United States
Population pyramid of China
China
Economy & Environment
Unemployment Rate
% of labour force
4.0% 71st
4.6% 82nd
GHG Emissions
tons per capita
17.74 175th
8.40 138th
Agriculture
% of GDP
1.0%
6.8%
Industry
% of GDP
17.9%
36.5%
Services
% of GDP
77.6%
56.7%
Exports
% of GDP
11.1%
20.0%
Imports
% of GDP
14.3%
17.2%
Education & Society
Literacy Rate
% of adults
N/A
96.7% 55th
Education Spending
% of GDP
5.4% 44th
4.0% 106th
Gini Index
0 = perfect equality
41.8 134th
36.0 90th
Poverty Rate
at $2.15/day
1.2% 68th
0.0% 11th
Homicide Rate
per 100,000 people
5.8 134th
0.5 15th
Women in Parliament
% of seats
28.7% 76th
26.5% 92nd
Female Labor Participation
% of female population
56.6% 73rd
59.4% 54th
Military Spending
% of GDP
3.4% 24th
1.7% 83rd
Technology & Infrastructure
Internet Users
% of population
93.1%
42nd
92.0%
47th
Mobile Subscriptions
per 100 people
112.4 111th
128.2 63rd
Access to Electricity
% of population
100.0%
124th
100.0%
27th
Access to Water
% of population
100.0%
44th
96.1%
117th
Access to Sanitation
% of population
99.6%
34th
97.3%
84th
Renewable Energy
% of consumption
10.9% 143rd
15.2% 122nd
Forest Area
% of land area
33.9% 96th
24.0% 123rd
Ochre marks the leading country for each measure.
GDP Compositionagriculture · industry · services
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Trade Balanceexports vs imports, % of GDP
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Population Over Time1960 – 2024
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GDP Over Time1960 – 2024, US$
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Life Expectancy Over Time1960 – 2024
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