Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kyrgyzstan fits inside China 48 times
China: 9,562,910 km² (2024) · Kyrgyzstan: 199,950 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
China: 14,500 km (2026 edition) · Kyrgyzstan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
China’s highest peak towers 1,410 m above Kyrgyzstan’s
China: 8,849 m (2026 edition) · Kyrgyzstan: 7,439 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 54% of Kyrgyzstan, versus 42% of China
China: 41.7% (2024) · Kyrgyzstan: 54% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
China has 192 times as many people as Kyrgyzstan
China: 1.41 billion (2025) · Kyrgyzstan: 7.34 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
China is 3.9 times as densely populated as Kyrgyzstan
China: 150 per km² (2025) · Kyrgyzstan: 38 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in China are 4.0 cm taller than in Kyrgyzstan
China: 175.7 cm (2019) · Kyrgyzstan: 171.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in China are 3.3 cm taller than in Kyrgyzstan
China: 163.5 cm (2019) · Kyrgyzstan: 160.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in China is 14 years older than in Kyrgyzstan
China: 39.1 years (2023) · Kyrgyzstan: 25.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kyrgyzstan have 1.6 more children on average than in China
China: 1.01 children per woman (2024) · Kyrgyzstan: 2.6 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in China are 65 or older, versus 6.0% in Kyrgyzstan
China: 14.9% (2025) · Kyrgyzstan: 6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Kyrgyzstan hosts 958 times as many refugees per resident as China
China: 0.00016 per 1,000 (2025) · Kyrgyzstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
China has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kyrgyzstan none
China: 0.1 (2026) · Kyrgyzstan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kyrgyzstan has 2 official languages, China 1
China: 1 (2026) · Kyrgyzstan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
China’s economy is 862 times the size of Kyrgyzstan’s
China: $19.5 trillion (2025) · Kyrgyzstan: $22.6 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
China produces 3.2 times as much per person as Kyrgyzstan
China: Int$29,333 (2025) · Kyrgyzstan: Int$9,220 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in China than in Kyrgyzstan (Gini 8.5 points higher)
China: 36 (2022) · Kyrgyzstan: 27.5 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.2% of people in Kyrgyzstan live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in China
China: 0% (2022) · Kyrgyzstan: 2.2% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in China, versus 3.5% in Kyrgyzstan
China: 4.6% (2025) · Kyrgyzstan: 3.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Kyrgyzstan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, China 1.7%
China: 1.7% (2025) · Kyrgyzstan: 2.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kyrgyzstan’s central government collects 20% of GDP in tax, China’s 7.0%
China: 7% (2024) · Kyrgyzstan: 19.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
China’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Kyrgyzstan’s
China: 47% (2025) · Kyrgyzstan: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
China spends 7.9 times as much on health per person as Kyrgyzstan
China: $763 (2023) · Kyrgyzstan: $97 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in China live 5.6 years longer than in Kyrgyzstan
China: 78 years (2024) · Kyrgyzstan: 72.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kyrgyzstan is 3.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in China
China: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Kyrgyzstan: 14.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
China has 2 times as many doctors per person as Kyrgyzstan
China: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Kyrgyzstan: 1.6 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
China has 51% more hospital beds per person than Kyrgyzstan
China: 5.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Kyrgyzstan: 3.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kyrgyzstan is 6% higher than in China
China: 8 per 100k (2023) · Kyrgyzstan: 8.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Kyrgyzstan are obese, versus 9.1% in China
China: 9.1% (2024) · Kyrgyzstan: 21.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in China smoke, versus 22% in Kyrgyzstan
China: 22.8% (2024) · Kyrgyzstan: 22.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
China and Kyrgyzstan are practically level
China: 6.07 (2025) · Kyrgyzstan: 6.05 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in China drink 12% more alcohol than in Kyrgyzstan
China: 3.7 litres (2023) · Kyrgyzstan: 3.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
China has 84% more meat per person than Kyrgyzstan
China: 73.5 kg (2023) · Kyrgyzstan: 40 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
China has 764 kcal more food per person per day than Kyrgyzstan
China: 3,527 kcal (2023) · Kyrgyzstan: 2,763 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in China put in 498 more hours a year than in Kyrgyzstan
China: 2,328 hours (2023) · Kyrgyzstan: 1,830 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kyrgyzstan went to school 4 years longer than in China
China: 8 years (2023) · Kyrgyzstan: 12.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kyrgyzstan welcomed 6% more tourists per resident than China (2019)
China: 0.05 (2019) · Kyrgyzstan: 0.05 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
China has 58 more World Heritage sites than Kyrgyzstan (61 against 3)
China: 61 (2026) · Kyrgyzstan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
China has won 819 Olympic medals, Kyrgyzstan 13
China: 819 (2026 edition) · Kyrgyzstan: 13 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Kyrgyzstan and China are practically level
China: 92% (2025) · Kyrgyzstan: 92% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in China is 2.5 times as fast as in Kyrgyzstan
China: 364 Mbps (2026) · Kyrgyzstan: 147 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
China and Kyrgyzstan are practically level
China: 100% (2024) · Kyrgyzstan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
66% of people in China live in cities, versus 35% in Kyrgyzstan
China: 66% (2025) · Kyrgyzstan: 35% (2025)
How many phones per person?
China has 132 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kyrgyzstan 107
China: 132 (2024) · Kyrgyzstan: 107 (2024)
How much railway is there?
China’s railway network is 263 times as long as Kyrgyzstan’s
China: 109,767 km (2021) · Kyrgyzstan: 417 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from China fly 4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kyrgyzstan
China: 0.44 (2023) · Kyrgyzstan: 0.11 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 24% of China, but only 6.5% of Kyrgyzstan
China: 24% (2024) · Kyrgyzstan: 6.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in China emits 5.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kyrgyzstan
China: 8.7 t (2024) · Kyrgyzstan: 1.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
85% of Kyrgyzstan’s electricity is renewable, versus 37% in China
China: 37% (2025) · Kyrgyzstan: 84.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in China carries 84% more fine dust than in Kyrgyzstan
China: 31.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Kyrgyzstan: 17 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
China: 0.5 per 100k (2020) · Kyrgyzstan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in China are 12% deadlier than in Kyrgyzstan
China: 24.7 per 100k (2023) · Kyrgyzstan: 22.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
China is on average 6.7 °C warmer than Kyrgyzstan
China: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kyrgyzstan: 1.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Kyrgyzstan gets 12% more rain than China
China: 813 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kyrgyzstan: 909 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is China bigger than Kyrgyzstan?
China is larger. Kyrgyzstan fits inside China 48 times.
Which has more people, China or Kyrgyzstan?
China has 192 times as many people as Kyrgyzstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, China or Kyrgyzstan?
People in China live 5.6 years longer than in Kyrgyzstan. Life expectancy at birth is 78.0 years in China and 72.4 in Kyrgyzstan.
Are people taller in China or Kyrgyzstan?
Men in China are 4.0 cm taller than in Kyrgyzstan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
