Wednesday, January 9, 2008

The World Emerging Power - China

The figures in the following chart give a statiscal glimpse of China in comparison to Canada. The data com from the United Nations Human development Report for 2006.

Country

China

Canada

Population

1.3 billion

33.4 million

Population Growth

0.6%

0.87%

Percentage of Population

Under Age 14

20.4%

17.3

Life Expectancy

72.9 years

80.3 years

Infant Mortality for Children Under 5 per 1,000

22.1

4.6

Percentage of Population Living in Poverty

10%

15.9%

United Nations ranking Out of 177 Countries

81

6

Gross Domestic Product

$2.7 trillion

$1.18 trillion

GDP per capital

$2,069

$35,700

GDP Growth

11.1%

2.8%

GDP by Sector

Agriculture: 11.7%

Industry: 48.9%

Services: 39.3%

Agriculture: 2.1%

Industry: 29%

Services: 68.9%

Exports

$969.7 billion

$401.7 billion

Imports

$751.9 billion

$356.5 billion

Military spending as percentage of GDP

4.3%

1.1%

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