The True Size of China
Compare China with other countries and regions on an interactive map to see their actual relative sizes.
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How big is China?
China covers about 9,596,960 km² (3,705,405 sq mi). On a Mercator map its apparent size depends entirely on latitude — drag the outline above onto another part of the world to see how it really compares.
China on a Mercator map
The centre of this country lies at 37° N, where the Mercator projection stretches area by about 1.6×. Its outline takes up as much room on the map as 14,984,988 km² would at the equator.
Its real area is 9,596,960 km². The country closest to that size: United States.
China compared with other countries
Total areas including inland water; ratios are rounded.
| Country | Area (km²) | Compared with China |
|---|---|---|
 Russia | 17,098,242 | 1.8× larger |
 Canada | 9,984,670 | about the same |
 United States | 9,833,517 | about the same |
 Brazil | 8,515,770 | 1.1× smaller |
 Australia | 7,741,220 | 1.2× smaller |
 India | 3,287,263 | 2.9× smaller |
 Argentina | 2,780,400 | 3.5× smaller |
 Greenland | 2,166,086 | 4.4× smaller |
 Mexico | 1,964,375 | 4.9× smaller |
 Indonesia | 1,904,569 | 5× smaller |
 Pakistan | 796,095 | 12× smaller |
 France | 643,801 | 15× smaller |
 Ukraine | 603,550 | 16× smaller |
 Japan | 377,915 | 25× smaller |
 Poland | 312,685 | 31× smaller |
 New Zealand | 268,838 | 36× smaller |
 United Kingdom | 243,610 | 39× smaller |
 Netherlands | 41,543 | 231× smaller |