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True size · China

How big is China?

China measures 9,371,364 km² on this map. The United States is larger by 68,200 km². Brazil, the next country down, is 871,838 km² smaller.

China9,371,364 km²
On this map4th, just behind the US
Behind the United States by68,200 km²
Ahead of Brazil by871,838 km²

Yearbooks that swap China and the United States are using a different rule for water and disputed land. On these shapes the United States wins by a nose, not by a continent.

China on Equal Earth. Drag it onto the United States from the list and the photo finish is obvious. Open this scene on the full map.

Areas are the shapes drawn on Map Real Size, measured on the sphere. Official land-area tables differ where they include inland water, a different coastline, or a disputed border. China vs the United States.