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China vs Japan Geography
Land area
- China has a land area of 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²), while Japan has 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²).
- China's land area is 25.6 times larger than Japan's.
Total area
- China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²) vs Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 25.4 times larger than Japan's.
Length
- China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km) long from north to south; Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km).
- China's north-south length is 1.6 times (64%) longer than Japan's.
Width
- China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km) east to west; Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km).
- China's east-west width is 1.9 times (94%) wider than Japan's.
Highest point
- China's highest point is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m); Japan's is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m).
- Mount Everest is 16,644 feet higher than Mount Fuji.
Lowest point
- China's lowest point is Turpan Depression at -505 feet; Japan's is Hachirogata at -13 feet.
- China's lowest point is 492 feet lower.
China vs Japan Population and History
Population
- China has a population of 1,404,890,000 (2025), while Japan has 122,680,000 (2026).
- China's population is 11.5 times larger than Japan's.
Population density
- China: 390.1 people per square mile vs Japan: 871.6.
- Japan's population density is 2.2 times (123%) higher than China's.
Biggest city
- China's biggest city is Shanghai with 24,870,895 people; Japan's is Tokyo with 13,515,271.
- Shanghai's population is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Tokyo's.
Largest metro area
- China's largest metropolitan area is Shanghai (29,558,908 people) vs Japan's Tokyo (33,412,512).
- Tokyo's population is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Shanghai's.
History
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- Japan: An independent state for over two millennia; the current constitution dates from 1947.
- In its current form, Japan is the older of the two by 1,289 years.
China vs Japan Economy
GDP
- China's GDP is $19,498.0 billion (2025) vs Japan's $4,435.2 billion.
- China's economic output is 4.4 times (340%) larger than Japan's.
GDP per capita
- China: $13,862 per person vs Japan: $35,951.
- Japan's GDP per capita is 2.6 times (159%) higher than China's.
Average income
- China: $14,230 vs Japan: $38,340 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Japan's average income is 2.7 times (169%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
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