Country Stats Comparator
Compare any two countries side by side on 10 key development indicators — GDP, population, life expectancy, literacy, internet access, and more. Live data from the World Bank. Free, instant, no signup required.
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About the World Bank Development Indicators
This comparator pulls live data from the World Bank Open Data API, which provides free access to over 1,600 development indicators for 195 countries and territories. The 10 indicators selected here cover the key dimensions of national development: economic output (GDP, GDP per capita), demographic scale (population), health (life expectancy, health expenditure), education (literacy rate, education expenditure), equality (GINI index), and infrastructure (electricity access, internet penetration). Data is sourced from World Bank reports as of 2023–2024 depending on each country's most recent submission. Last updated: March 2026.
How to Interpret the Comparison Results
Each indicator is color-coded: the better-performing country is highlighted. "Better" is defined as: higher is better for GDP, GDP per capita, life expectancy, literacy rate, health expenditure, education expenditure, electricity access, and internet users. For the GINI inequality index, lower is better (a score of 0 means perfect equality, 100 means maximum inequality). The overall development score counts how many indicators each country wins — giving a simple summary of relative performance across all 10 dimensions.
Note that some indicators may show N/A for smaller or less-data-rich countries. This happens when a country has not reported that metric to the World Bank in recent years. N/A indicators are excluded from the win count.
GDP vs GDP Per Capita — What's the Difference?
GDP (Gross Domestic Product) measures the total economic output of a country. China has a higher total GDP than Switzerland by a factor of about 17. But GDP per capita — GDP divided by population — tells a very different story: Switzerland's per capita GDP is around $93,000 versus China's $12,700. Per capita GDP is the better measure of average living standards and economic productivity per person. This tool shows both metrics so you can see both the scale and efficiency of each economy.
Life Expectancy as a Development Indicator
Life expectancy at birth is one of the most comprehensive single-number summaries of national health and development. It reflects healthcare quality, nutrition, sanitation, safety, and socioeconomic conditions. Japan leads at 84 years, while some sub-Saharan African countries average below 60. Countries with high life expectancy tend to have lower infant mortality, better chronic disease management, and more stable social safety nets. The comparison of life expectancy between two countries often tells you more about quality of life than GDP alone.