Compare Birth Odds and Country Statistics
This page explains one part of the game. It is an independent copy, not the official site. The life itself starts on this language’s homepage.
Choose two to four places
Search adds a place. The same place cannot be added twice. Four is the maximum. The example under the tool stays visible even if the script does not run.
Choosing a place here does not change Where you were actually born (optional) and does not fix the next life.
| Place | Share of births | Share of population | Life expectancy | ppp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 17.5995% | 17.8009% | 72 | 8,871 |
| Nigeria | 5.6921% | 2.8208% | 54.5 | 7,843 |
| Japan | 0.5684% | 1.5395% | 84.7 | 47,387 |
| United States | 2.7722% | 4.2517% | 79.3 | 74,352 |
Births and population
Babies born now uses annual births. The 8 billion alive now uses population. Both shares use all 172 places, so they will not add up to 100 percent inside a two-country table. That is expected.
Read the shares
India is about 17.5995% of births, roughly 1 in 6. Japan is about 0.5684%, roughly 1 in 176. A bar in the tool, when it runs, is only there to help you see the larger of the places you picked.
Life expectancy is not age at death
The le column is a baseline in years. The gap column is the sex gap the model starts from. u5 and im are deaths per 1,000 live births, not percents. A higher le does not mean the character dies at that birthday.
Schooling and cities
eys, ter and urb are extra inputs. If a future file ever lacks one, the cell should say so rather than borrow today’s number. This current file has them for the 172 places.
What the game actually reads
Births or population choose the place. After birth, le, the sex gap, schooling and ppp feed the model. None of them is a fate you can claim by selecting the row.
You will not be born in the place you compared
The homepage still draws with its own rule. This page has no button that forces a country. Go back and press Be born if you want a life.
About the comparison
Past years are not in this tool.
Why do the percents not add to 100?
Each percent is a share of all 172 places, not of the two or four you picked.
Can I compare a year in the past?
Not on this copy. era.js is missing, so only the current file is shown.
Does picking a row change the game?
No. The draw on the homepage is unchanged.