Areas Where United States Is Better Than China

🇺🇸 United States is ranked better in 11 indicators, while China is ranked better in 1 indicators.

• 🗣️ Voice and Accountability: Estimate

  0.88 🇺🇸

  |

  -1.5 🇨🇳

  Higher values indicate stronger democratic governance and citizen participation.

• 📜 Regulatory Quality: Estimate

  1.39 🇺🇸

  |

  -0.36 🇨🇳

  Reflects the ability of the government to formulate and implement sound policies.

• ⚖️ Rule of Law: Estimate

  1.33 🇺🇸

  |

  -0.04 🇨🇳

  Higher values indicate stronger adherence to the rule of law.

• ⚖️ Gender Development Index

  1.01 🇺🇸

  |

  0.98 🇨🇳

  Compares female and male Human Development Index (HDI) values. Higher values indicate more gender equality.

• 🌍 Human Development Index

  0.94 🇺🇸

  |

  0.8 🇨🇳

  Assesses long-term progress in health, education, and income. Higher values indicate better human development.

• 🕵️‍♂️ Control of Corruption: Estimate

  1.12 🇺🇸

  |

  -0.01 🇨🇳

  Higher values indicate better control of corruption, enhancing governance.

• 🕊️ Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate

  0.03 🇺🇸

  |

  -0.51 🇨🇳

  Higher values indicate a more stable political environment.

• 📊 Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

  0.83 🇺🇸

  |

  0.67 🇨🇳

  Adjusts the HDI for inequality in distribution of each dimension. Higher values indicate better human development with less inequality.

• 🏛️ Government Effectiveness: Estimate

  1.22 🇺🇸

  |

  0.68 🇨🇳

  Measures the quality of public services and policy implementation, crucial for governance.

• 🌿 Planetary pressures–adjusted Human Development Index

  0.69 🇺🇸

  |

  0.64 🇨🇳

  Adjusts HDI by considering environmental sustainability. Higher values indicate better human development with lower environmental impact.

• 🌐 Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high)

  3.8 🇺🇸

  |

  3.7 🇨🇳

  Overall assessment of logistics performance, crucial for trade and economic growth.