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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

China: 0.1 (2025) · Taiwan: no data

How many official languages?

China and Taiwan are practically level.

China: 1 (2026) · Taiwan: 1 (2026)

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 people are looking for work?

China: 4.6% (2025) · Taiwan: no data

How much goes to the military?

China: 1.7% (2024) · Taiwan: no data

How expensive is it?

China: 47% (2025) · Taiwan: no data

How much is spent on health?

China: $763 (2023) · 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 common is obesity?

China: 9.1% (2024) · Taiwan: no data

How many adults smoke?

China: 22.8% (2024) · Taiwan: no data

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 people are online?

China: 92% (2025) · Taiwan: no data

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

How much of the land is forest?

China: 24% (2023) · 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)

How common is murder?

China: 0.5 per 100k (2020) · Taiwan: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

China: 17.4 per 100k (2021) · Taiwan: no data

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