Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in China
China: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita was 6.07 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in China, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
China recorded 6.07 for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in China peaked at 6.07 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.68, in 2011.
China ranks 64th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.11 | 4.68 | 5.27 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.79 | 5.34 | 6.07 | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 61 Cyprus 6.13 compare
- 62 Honduras 6.1 compare
- 63 Dominican Republic 6.09 compare
- 65 Kyrgyzstan 6.05 compare
- 66 Colombia 6.04 compare
- 66 South Korea 6.04 compare
More economy & growth data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.9% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 7.56 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 5.0% (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 4.82 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita 5,364 constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 5.1% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.76 trillion constant LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.5% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 10.72 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 76.41 trillion current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in China?
- Self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita in China was 6.07 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 6.07 in 2025.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.68 in 2011.
- How does China rank for self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita?
- China ranks 64th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.