China vs Russia
Russia is 78% larger than China. China would fit into Russia about 1.8 times.
ChinaRussiaChina moved onto Russia · Equal-area projection
0.56×
China is 0.56× the area of Russia. Put the other way, Russia is 1.78× the size of China.
| China | Russia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,596,961 km² | 17,075,400 km² |
| Population | 1,406,585,000 | 143,513,328 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 8.4 / km² |
| Capital | Beijing | Moscow |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 17 | 14 |
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; Russia at 66° N is stretched to 6.06×. That difference is why Russia looks so much bigger than it is next to China. 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 Russia?
- No. China is 44% smaller than Russia. China covers 9,596,961 km² and Russia covers 17,075,400 km².
- How many times does China fit into Russia?
- About 1.8 times: Russia has 1.78× the area of China.
- Why do China and Russia 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 Russia about 6.06×. That is why Russia looks so much bigger than it really is next to China. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, China or Russia?
- China: 1,406,585,000 people against 143,513,328. Density: China 147 per km², Russia 8.4 per km².