China at its true size
China covers 9,596,961 km², number 5 of 235 by area. Home to 1,406,585,000 people (2025). A Mercator map draws it about 1.56× too large.
Equal-area projection · Natural Earth 50m
| Area | 9,596,961 km² Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,406,585,000 World Bank, 2025 |
| Density | 147 per km² |
| Capital | Beijing |
| Region | Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Status | Independent state |
| Coast | Has a coastline |
| Codes | CN · CHN · 156 |
Countries of a similar size
- United States0.98×China and United States are almost exactly the same size.
- Canada0.96×China is 4% smaller than Canada.
- Brazil1.13×China is 13% larger than Brazil.
- Australia1.25×China is 25% larger than Australia.
- Russia0.56×China is 44% smaller than Russia.
- India2.92×China is 2.92 times larger than India.
Neighbours
- Russiacompare 0.56×
- Indiacompare 2.92×
- Kazakhstancompare 3.52×
- Mongoliacompare 6.14×
- Pakistancompare 10.9×
- Myanmarcompare 14.2×
- Afghanistancompare 14.7×
- Vietnamcompare 28.9×
- Laoscompare 40.5×
- Kyrgyzstancompare 48.0×
- Nepalcompare 65.2×
- Tajikistancompare 67.1×
- North Koreacompare 79.6×
- Bhutancompare 250×
- Hong Kongcompare 3,483×
- Macaocompare 83,452×
Questions about China
- How big is China?
- China covers 9,596,961 km², which makes it number 5 of 235 countries and territories by area. About 1,406,585,000 people live there (2025), 147 per km².
- Is China bigger than United States?
- China and United States are almost exactly the same size. China: 9,596,961 km²; United States: 9,826,675 km².
- How much does the Mercator map distort China?
- At about 37° latitude, Mercator stretches China to roughly 1.56× its true area relative to a country on the equator. Kartavera draws it in the Equal Earth projection, where areas are exact.
- Which countries border China?
- China shares a land border with Russia, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Laos, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Tajikistan, North Korea, Bhutan, Hong Kong, Macao.