Equal-area projection, same scale · Natural Earth 1:50m
Population ✓Area ✓Population density ✓GDP (nominal) ✓GDP per capita (PPP) ✓Exports ✓Unemployment ✓Life expectancy ✓Median age ✓Birth rate ✓Urban population ✓
Population
Natural Earth · 2019
Russia144,373,535China1,397,715,000China is 9.7× more populous
Area
computed · ≈
Russia≈ 16,973,548 km²China≈ 9,373,043 km²Russia is 1.8× larger
Population density
derived
Russia≈ 8.5 / km²China≈ 149 / km²China is 18× denser
GDP (nominal)
CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.
Russia$2.17 trillionChina$18.74 trillionChina is 8.6× larger
GDP per capita (PPP)
CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.
Russia$41,700China$23,800Russia is 1.8× higher
Exports
CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.
Russia$475.28 billionChina$3.79 trillionChina is 8× higher
Unemployment
CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.
Russia2.6%China4.6%China is higher by 2 points
Life expectancy
CIA World Factbook · 2024 est.
Russia72.3 yearsChina78.7 yearsChina is higher by 6.4 years
Median age
CIA World Factbook · 2025 est.
Russia42.3 yearsChina40.8 yearsRussia is higher by 1.5 years
Birth rate
CIA World Factbook · 2025 est.
Russia8.27 per 1,000China7.28 per 1,000Russia is higher by 0.99 per 1,000
Urban population
CIA World Factbook · 2023
Russia75.3%China64.6%Russia is higher by 10.7 points
Russia
China