Based on the fiducial 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；Shaanxi，Yunnan，Tibet，Guizhou and Ningxia rank top five. The lateral measurement based on no-gap ideal value in 2016 shows a largest rise in the people’s livelihood index of The Northeast，followed by The East，The Central Regions and The West，which means the gap still exists because of the poor coordination and balance；Shanghai，Beijing，Zhejiang，Liaoning and Tianjin rank top five. Besides，the longitudinal measurement based on the fiducial value shows that since 2005 Shaanxi，Guangxi，Yunnan，Tibet and Guizhou rank top five；since 2010 Qinghai，Guizhou，Shaanxi，Yunnan and Xinjiang rank top five；since 2015 Chongqing，Shaanxi，Yunnan，Zhejiang and Guangdong rank top five. If the residents’ income rate and the consumption rate all over China should not fall，and various types of livelihood data should achieve a minimum ratio of the urban and rural until the bridging of the urban and rural ratio，the people’s living standards development index would be significantly enhanced.