Based on the cardinality value since 2000，the longitudinal measurement shows a largest rise in the people’s livelihood index of the West，followed by the Central Regions，the Northeast and the East，which means some preliminary effects of the national strategy of regional balanced development. Tibet，Shaanxi，Yunnan，Anhui and Henan rank top five. The ideal no-gap lateral measurement in 2015 shows that the gap exists because of the poor coordination and balance. Shanghai，Beijing，Zhejiang，Liaoning and Tianjin rank top five. If the residents’ income ratio and the consumption rate all over the China should not decline，and various types of livelihood data should achieve a minimum ratio of the urban and rural until the bridging of the urban and rural，the people’s living standards development index would be significantly enhanced.