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Eastern Asia · sovereign state

China

People's Republic of China

Capital
Beijing
Languages
Chinese
Currency
Chinese yuan
People
1.41 billion (2025)
Neighbours
16
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China

  • Highest peak 8,849 m · #1 of 213 · 2026 edition
  • 2nd highest population 1.41 billion · #2 of 210 · 2025
  • 2nd highest economy size (GDP) $19.5 trillion · #2 of 207 · 2025

Surprising facts about China

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among China’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

China among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where China sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like China across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

Next door

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Countries sharing a land border. Tap one to compare. Equal-area map centred on China.

Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people