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China vs France Geography
Land area
- China has a land area of 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²), while France has 210,016 square miles (543,940 km²).
- China's land area is 17.1 times larger than France's.
Total area
- China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²) vs France: 213,011 square miles (551,695 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 17.4 times larger than France's.
Length
- China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km) long from north to south; France is 742 miles (1,194 km).
- China's north-south length is 3.4 times (244%) longer than France's.
Width
- China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km) east to west; France spans 818 miles (1,316 km).
- China's east-west width is 3.7 times (272%) wider than France's.
Highest point
- China's highest point is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m); France's is Mont Blanc at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Mount Everest is 13,254 feet higher than Mont Blanc.
Lowest point
- China's lowest point is Turpan Depression at -505 feet; France's is Etang de Lavalduc at -33 feet.
- China's lowest point is 472 feet lower.
China vs France Population and History
Population
- China has a population of 1,404,890,000 (2025), while France has 69,081,996 (2026).
- China's population is 20.3 times larger than France's.
Population density
- China: 390.1 people per square mile vs France: 328.9.
- China's population density is 1.2 times (19%) higher than France's.
Biggest city
- China's biggest city is Shanghai with 24,870,895 people; France's is Paris with 2,148,271.
- Shanghai's population is 11.6 times larger than Paris'.
Largest metro area
- China's largest metropolitan area is Shanghai (29,558,908 people) vs France's Paris (9,381,921).
- Shanghai's population is 3.2 times (215%) larger than Paris'.
History
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- France: An independent state since the Treaty of Verdun in 843; the current Fifth Republic dates from 1958.
- In its current form, France is the older of the two by 1,106 years.
China vs France Economy
GDP
- China's GDP is $19,498.0 billion (2025) vs France's $3,366.3 billion.
- China's economic output is 5.8 times (479%) larger than France's.
GDP per capita
- China: $13,862 per person vs France: $48,986.
- France's GDP per capita is 3.5 times (253%) higher than China's.
Average income
- China: $14,230 vs France: $48,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- France's average income is 3.4 times (242%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
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