Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tuvalu fits inside China 367,804 times
China: 9,562,910 km² (2024) · Tuvalu: 26 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
China’s coastline is 604 times as long as Tuvalu’s
China: 14,500 km (2026 edition) · Tuvalu: 24 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
China’s highest peak towers 8,844 m above Tuvalu’s
China: 8,849 m (2026 edition) · Tuvalu: 5 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 100% of Tuvalu, versus 42% of China
China: 41.7% (2024) · Tuvalu: 100% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
China has 148,187 times as many people as Tuvalu
China: 1.41 billion (2025) · Tuvalu: 9,492 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tuvalu is 2.4 times as densely populated as China
China: 150 per km² (2025) · Tuvalu: 365 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in China are 4.4 cm taller than in Tuvalu
China: 175.7 cm (2019) · Tuvalu: 171.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Tuvalu and China are practically level
China: 163.5 cm (2019) · Tuvalu: 163.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in China is 15 years older than in Tuvalu
China: 39.1 years (2023) · Tuvalu: 24.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tuvalu have 2.2 more children on average than in China
China: 1.01 children per woman (2024) · Tuvalu: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
15% of people in China are 65 or older, versus 7.0% in Tuvalu
China: 14.9% (2025) · Tuvalu: 7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
China: 0.00016 per 1,000 (2025) · Tuvalu: no data
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
China: 0.1 (2026) · Tuvalu: no data
How many official languages?
Tuvalu has 2 official languages, China 1
China: 1 (2026) · Tuvalu: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
China’s economy is 340,010 times the size of Tuvalu’s
China: $19.5 trillion (2025) · Tuvalu: $57.3 million (2025)
How much is produced per person?
China produces 4.3 times as much per person as Tuvalu
China: Int$29,333 (2025) · Tuvalu: Int$6,759 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
China: 36 (2022) · Tuvalu: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
China: 0% (2022) · Tuvalu: no data
How many people are looking for work?
China: 4.6% (2025) · Tuvalu: no data
How much goes to the military?
China: 1.7% (2025) · Tuvalu: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
China: 7% (2024) · Tuvalu: no data
How expensive is it?
Tuvalu’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× China’s
China: 47% (2025) · Tuvalu: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Tuvalu spends 2.3 times as much on health per person as China
China: $763 (2023) · Tuvalu: $1,724 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in China live 11 years longer than in Tuvalu
China: 78 years (2024) · Tuvalu: 67.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tuvalu is 4 times as likely to die before turning one as in China
China: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Tuvalu: 16.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
China has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Tuvalu
China: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Tuvalu: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
China: 5.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
How common is suicide?
China: 8 per 100k (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
How common is obesity?
65% of adults in Tuvalu are obese, versus 9.1% in China
China: 9.1% (2024) · Tuvalu: 64.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
33% of adults in Tuvalu smoke, versus 23% in China
China: 22.8% (2024) · Tuvalu: 33.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
China: 6.07 (2025) · Tuvalu: no data
How much do people drink?
Adults in China drink 4.8 times as much alcohol as in Tuvalu
China: 3.7 litres (2023) · Tuvalu: 0.8 litres (2017)
How much meat is on the menu?
Tuvalu has 16% more meat per person than China
China: 73.5 kg (2023) · Tuvalu: 85.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
China has 232 kcal more food per person per day than Tuvalu
China: 3,527 kcal (2023) · Tuvalu: 3,295 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
China: 2,328 hours (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Tuvalu went to school 2.7 years longer than in China
China: 8 years (2023) · Tuvalu: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
China welcomed 91% more tourists per resident than Tuvalu (2019)
China: 0.05 (2019) · Tuvalu: 0.02 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
China has 61 more World Heritage sites than Tuvalu (61 against 0)
China: 61 (2026) · Tuvalu: 0 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
China has won 819 Olympic medals, Tuvalu none
China: 819 (2026 edition) · Tuvalu: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in China are online, versus 35% in Tuvalu
China: 92% (2025) · Tuvalu: 35% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
China: 364 Mbps (2026) · Tuvalu: no data
Who has electricity at home?
China and Tuvalu are practically level
China: 100% (2024) · Tuvalu: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
66% of people in China live in cities, versus 65% in Tuvalu
China: 66% (2025) · Tuvalu: 65% (2025)
How many phones per person?
China has 132 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tuvalu 99
China: 132 (2024) · Tuvalu: 99 (2022)
How much railway is there?
China: 109,767 km (2021) · Tuvalu: no data
How much do they fly?
China: 0.44 (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 40% of Tuvalu, but only 24% of China
China: 24% (2024) · Tuvalu: 39.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in China emits 7.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tuvalu
China: 8.7 t (2024) · Tuvalu: 1.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
China: 37% (2025) · Tuvalu: no data
How clean is the air?
The air in China carries 7 times as much fine dust as in Tuvalu
China: 31.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Tuvalu: 4.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
China: 0.5 per 100k (2020) · Tuvalu: 0 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
China: 24.7 per 100k (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
China: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tuvalu: no data
How much rain falls?
China: 813 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tuvalu: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is China bigger than Tuvalu?
China is larger. Tuvalu fits inside China 367,804 times.
Which has more people, China or Tuvalu?
China has 148,187 times as many people as Tuvalu (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, China or Tuvalu?
People in China live 11 years longer than in Tuvalu. Life expectancy at birth is 78.0 years in China and 67.3 in Tuvalu.
Are people taller in China or Tuvalu?
Men in China are 4.4 cm taller than in Tuvalu (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
