Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
China: 9,562,910 km² (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How much coast is there?
China’s coastline is 9.3 times as long as Taiwan’s
China: 14,500 km (2026 edition) · Taiwan: 1,566 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
China’s highest peak towers 4,897 m above Taiwan’s
China: 8,849 m (2026 edition) · Taiwan: 3,952 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
China: 41.7% (2024) · Taiwan: no data
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
China: 1.41 billion (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How crowded is it?
China: 150 per km² (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How tall are the men?
Men in China are 2.1 cm taller than in Taiwan
China: 175.7 cm (2019) · Taiwan: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in China are 2.8 cm taller than in Taiwan
China: 163.5 cm (2019) · Taiwan: 160.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Taiwan is 4.5 years older than in China
China: 39.1 years (2023) · Taiwan: 43.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
China: 1.01 children per woman (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How many people are 65 or older?
China: 14.9% (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How many refugees does it host?
China: 0.00016 per 1,000 (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
China: 0.1 (2026) · Taiwan: no data
How many official languages?
China and Taiwan are practically level
China: 1 (2026) · Taiwan: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
China: $19.5 trillion (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How much is produced per person?
China: Int$29,333 (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How evenly is income shared?
China: 36 (2022) · Taiwan: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
China: 0% (2022) · Taiwan: no data
How many people are looking for work?
China: 4.6% (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How much goes to the military?
China: 1.7% (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
China: 7% (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How expensive is it?
China: 47% (2025) · Taiwan: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
China: $763 (2023) · Taiwan: no data
How long do people live?
China: 78 years (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
China: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How many doctors are there?
China: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Taiwan: no data
How many hospital beds are there?
China: 5.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Taiwan: no data
How common is suicide?
China: 8 per 100k (2023) · Taiwan: no data
How common is obesity?
China: 9.1% (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How many adults smoke?
China: 22.8% (2024) · Taiwan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Taiwan rate their lives 0.64 points higher than in China
China: 6.07 (2025) · Taiwan: 6.71 (2025)
How much do people drink?
China: 3.7 litres (2023) · Taiwan: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Taiwan has 24% more meat per person than China
China: 73.5 kg (2023) · Taiwan: 91.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
China has 569 kcal more food per person per day than Taiwan
China: 3,527 kcal (2023) · Taiwan: 2,958 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in China put in 296 more hours a year than in Taiwan
China: 2,328 hours (2023) · Taiwan: 2,032 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
China: 8 years (2023) · Taiwan: no data
How many tourists visit?
China: 0.05 (2019) · Taiwan: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
China: 61 (2026) · Taiwan: no data
How many Olympic medals has it won?
China has won 819 Olympic medals, Taiwan 43
China: 819 (2026 edition) · Taiwan: 43 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
China: 92% (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in China is 40% faster than in Taiwan
China: 364 Mbps (2026) · Taiwan: 260 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
China: 100% (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How many live in cities?
China: 66% (2025) · Taiwan: no data
How many phones per person?
China: 132 (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How much railway is there?
China’s railway network is 68 times as long as Taiwan’s
China: 109,767 km (2021) · Taiwan: 1,613 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
China: 0.44 (2023) · Taiwan: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
China: 24% (2024) · Taiwan: no data
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Taiwan emits 31% more CO₂ than someone in China
China: 8.7 t (2024) · Taiwan: 11.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
37% of China’s electricity is renewable, versus 12% in Taiwan
China: 37% (2025) · Taiwan: 12.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in China carries 89% more fine dust than in Taiwan
China: 31.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Taiwan: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
China: 0.5 per 100k (2020) · Taiwan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
China: 24.7 per 100k (2023) · Taiwan: no data
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
China: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Taiwan: no data
How much rain falls?
China: 813 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Taiwan: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Are people taller in China or Taiwan?
Men in China are 2.1 cm taller than in Taiwan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
