Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside China 433 times
China: 9,562,910 km² (2024) · Israel: 22,070 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
China’s coastline is 53 times as long as Israel’s
China: 14,500 km (2026 edition) · Israel: 273 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
China’s highest peak towers 6,613 m above Israel’s
China: 8,849 m (2026 edition) · Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 42% of China, versus 24% of Israel
China: 41.7% (2024) · Israel: 23.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
China has 139 times as many people as Israel
China: 1.41 billion (2025) · Israel: 10.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 3.1 times as densely populated as China
China: 150 per km² (2025) · Israel: 468 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Israel and China are practically level
China: 175.7 cm (2019) · Israel: 176 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in China are 1.2 cm taller than in Israel
China: 163.5 cm (2019) · Israel: 162.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in China is 9.9 years older than in Israel
China: 39.1 years (2023) · Israel: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 1.9 more children on average than in China
China: 1.01 children per woman (2024) · Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in China are 65 or older, versus 13% in Israel
China: 14.9% (2025) · Israel: 12.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Israel hosts 770 times as many refugees per resident as China
China: 0.00016 per 1,000 (2025) · Israel: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, China 0.1
China: 0.1 (2026) · Israel: 5.9 (2026)
How many official languages?
Israel has 2 official languages, China 1
China: 1 (2026) · Israel: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
China’s economy is 32 times the size of Israel’s
China: $19.5 trillion (2025) · Israel: $611 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 2 times as much per person as China
China: Int$29,333 (2025) · Israel: Int$59,717 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in China (Gini 2.3 points higher)
China: 36 (2022) · Israel: 38.3 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Israel and China are practically level
China: 0% (2022) · Israel: 0.4% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in China, versus 3.5% in Israel
China: 4.6% (2025) · Israel: 3.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 7.8% of its GDP on the military, China 1.7%
China: 1.7% (2025) · Israel: 7.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Israel’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, China’s 7.0%
China: 7% (2024) · Israel: 23.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× China’s
China: 47% (2025) · Israel: 101% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 5.1 times as much on health per person as China
China: $763 (2023) · Israel: $3,928 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 5.2 years longer than in China
China: 78 years (2024) · Israel: 83.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in China is 52% more likely to die before turning one than in Israel
China: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 22% more doctors per person than China
China: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
China has 79% more hospital beds per person than Israel
China: 5.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Israel: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in China is 16% higher than in Israel
China: 8 per 100k (2023) · Israel: 6.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Israel are obese, versus 9.1% in China
China: 9.1% (2024) · Israel: 23.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in China smoke, versus 21% in Israel
China: 22.8% (2024) · Israel: 21.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 1.11 points higher than in China
China: 6.07 (2025) · Israel: 7.19 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Israel drink 14% more alcohol than in China
China: 3.7 litres (2023) · Israel: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 48% more meat per person than China
China: 73.5 kg (2023) · Israel: 108.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 227 kcal more food per person per day than China
China: 3,527 kcal (2023) · Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in China put in 438 more hours a year than in Israel
China: 2,328 hours (2023) · Israel: 1,890 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 5.5 years longer than in China
China: 8 years (2023) · Israel: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Israel welcomed 2.1 times as many tourists per resident as China (2019)
China: 0.05 (2019) · Israel: 0.1 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
China has 52 more World Heritage sites than Israel (61 against 9)
China: 61 (2026) · Israel: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
China has won 819 Olympic medals, Israel 20
China: 819 (2026 edition) · Israel: 20 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in China are online, versus 88% in Israel
China: 92% (2025) · Israel: 88% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Israel is 8% faster than in China
China: 364 Mbps (2026) · Israel: 392 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
China and Israel are practically level
China: 100% (2024) · Israel: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 66% in China
China: 66% (2025) · Israel: 92% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, China 132
China: 132 (2024) · Israel: 177 (2024)
How much railway is there?
China’s railway network is 64 times as long as Israel’s
China: 109,767 km (2021) · Israel: 1,720 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 66% more passengers per resident than those from China
China: 0.44 (2023) · Israel: 0.73 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of China, but only 6.8% of Israel
China: 24% (2024) · Israel: 6.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in China emits 54% more CO₂ than someone in Israel
China: 8.7 t (2024) · Israel: 5.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
37% of China’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel
China: 37% (2025) · Israel: 16.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in China carries 53% more fine dust than in Israel
China: 31.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.2 times as likely to be murdered in Israel as in China
China: 0.5 per 100k (2020) · Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in China are 3.6 times as deadly as in Israel
China: 24.7 per 100k (2023) · Israel: 6.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Israel is on average 13.3 °C warmer than China
China: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
China gets 4 times as much rain as Israel
China: 813 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is China bigger than Israel?
China is larger. Israel fits inside China 433 times.
Which has more people, China or Israel?
China has 139 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, China or Israel?
People in Israel live 5.2 years longer than in China. Life expectancy at birth is 78.0 years in China and 83.2 in Israel.
Are people taller in China or Israel?
Israel and China are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
