China vs Macao
China is 83,452 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into China about 83452 times.
ChinaMacaoChina moved onto Macao · Equal-area projection
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China is 83,452× the area of Macao.
 China |  Macao | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaChina: 83,452× the area | 9,596,961 km²#4 of 194 | 115 km² |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 16 | 1 |
| People | ||
| PopulationChina: 2,051× the population | 1,406,585,000#2 of 194 · 2025 | 685,9002025 |
| DensityMacao: 40.7× the density | 147 / km²#62 of 194 | 5,964 / km² |
| Urban populationMacao: 1.51× the urban share | 66%#84 of 192 · 2025 | 100%2025 |
| Fertility rateChina: 1.74× the births per woman | 1.01 per woman#188 of 192 · 2024 | 0.58 per woman2024 |
| Population growthMacao: 0.01 points higher | −0.17%#169 of 192 · 2025 | −0.16%2025 |
| Birth rateChina: 1.28× the birth rate | 6.8 per 1,000#184 of 192 · 2024 | 5.3 per 1,0002024 |
| Death rateChina: 2.17× the death rate | 7.8 per 1,000#76 of 192 · 2024 | 3.6 per 1,0002024 |
| Children under 15China: 1.7 points higher | 15.4%#158 of 192 · 2025 | 13.7%2025 |
| People over 65Macao: 0.2 points higher | 14.9%#55 of 192 · 2025 | 15.1%2025 |
| Net migrationChina: 0.3 per 1,000 higher | −0.2 per 1,000#84 of 192 · 2025 | −0.5 per 1,0002025 |
| Refugees abroadChina: 5.5× the refugees for its size | 0.11 per 1,000#116 of 190 · 2025 | 0.02 per 1,0002025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyMacao: 5.3 years longer | 78.0 years#53 of 192 · 2024 | 83.3 years2024 |
| Infant mortality | 4.1 per 1,000 births#150 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 3.11 per 1,000#56 of 178 · 2022 | — |
| University enrolmentMacao: 1.85× the university enrolment | 76.9%#33 of 145 · 2024 | 141.9%2024 |
| Human Development Index | 0.797#77 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capitaMacao: 4.91× the income per person | $14,230#65 of 185 · 2025 | $69,9202024 |
| GDPChina: 375× the economy | $19.5T2025 | $52.06B2025 |
| Income group | Upper-middle income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)Macao: 4.67× the output per person | $29,333#69 of 184 · 2025 | $137,0312025 |
| GDP growthChina: 0.3 points higher | +5.0%#45 of 187 · 2025 | +4.7%2025 |
| InflationMacao: 0.2 points higher | +0.1%#161 of 176 · 2025 | +0.3%2025 |
| UnemploymentChina: 2.0× the unemployment | 4.6%#102 of 178 · 2025 | 2.3%2025 |
| Extreme poverty | 0.0%#136 of 149 · 2022 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 36.0#63 of 149 · 2022 | — |
| Jobs in agricultureChina: 21.3 points higher | 21.7% of jobs#81 of 178 · 2025 | 0.4% of jobs2025 |
| Jobs in industryChina: 20.8 points higher | 31.8% of jobs#13 of 178 · 2025 | 11.0% of jobs2025 |
| Jobs in servicesMacao: 42.1 points higher | 46.5% of jobs#132 of 178 · 2025 | 88.6% of jobs2025 |
| Foreign investmentMacao: 1.8 points higher | 0.4% of GDP#150 of 184 · 2025 | 2.2% of GDP2025 |
| ExportsMacao: 71.2 points higher | 21.1% of GDP#132 of 168 · 2025 | 92.3% of GDP2025 |
| Military spending | 1.7% of GDP#77 of 155 · 2025 | — |
| Internet usersAbout the same share online | 92%#46 of 184 · 2025 | 90%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptionsMacao: 1.52× the mobile subscriptions | 132 per 100#49 of 191 · 2024 | 201 per 1002024 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | 24% of land#112 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| CO₂ per personChina: 3.68× the CO₂ per person | 9.32 t a year#19 of 185 · 2024 | 2.53 t a year2024 |
| Renewable energyChina: 4.2 points higher | 15.2%#121 of 190 · 2021 | 11.0%2022 |
| Access to electricityThe same | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 32.0 µg/m³#43 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected land | 15.6% of land#111 of 191 · 2025 | — |
| Arable land | 11.6% of land#86 of 190 · 2024 | — |
| Water stress | 41.5%#43 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 645 mm#122 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityMacao: 1.04 higher | +0.02#103 of 193 · 2025 | +1.062025 |
| Control of corruptionMacao: 0.50 higher | +0.07#79 of 193 · 2025 | +0.572025 |
| Homicide rateMacao: 1.2× the homicide rate | 0.5 per 100,000#137 of 146 · 2020 | 0.6 per 100,0002023 |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of China |
| Government | One-party statecommunist party-led state | Dependent territoryexecutive-led limited democracy; a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China |
| Member of | G20, BRICS | — |
| Capital | Beijing | — |
| Currency | Chinese yuan (renminbi) (CNY) | Hong Kong dollar (HKD), Macanese pataca (MOP) |
| Official languages | Standard Chinese | Portuguese, Cantonese, Standard Chinese |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC+8 · UTC+6 to UTC+8, 2 time zones | UTC+8 |
| Calling code | +86 | +853 |
| Region | Eastern Asia, Asia | Eastern Asia, Asia |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. China sits at about 37° N and is stretched to 1.56× its true area; Macao at 22° N is stretched to 1.17×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is China bigger than Macao?
- Yes. China is 83,452 times larger than Macao. China covers 9,596,961 km² and Macao covers 115 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into China?
- About 83452 times: China has 83,452× the area of Macao.
- Why do China and Macao look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. China is drawn about 1.56× its true area there and Macao about 1.17×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, China or Macao?
- China: 1,406,585,000 people against 685,900. Density: China 147 per km², Macao 5,964 per km².
- Which is richer, China or Macao?
- By gross national income per person, Macao: $69,920 against $14,230 (World Bank, Atlas method, 2025) — 4.91× as much.
- Where do people live longer, China or Macao?
- In Macao: life expectancy at birth is 83.3 years, against 78.0 — 5.3 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do China and Macao have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — China: one-party state; Macao: dependent territory.