Russia is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, whereas the People’s Republic of China is a country located in East Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Russia and China regarding various aspects.
Size
How big is Russia compared to China?
The total area of Russia is 17,098,246 sq km, and the total area of China is 9,596,961 sq km. Russia is bigger than China by 7,501,285 sq km. Russia is around 1.79 times bigger than China.
Area of Russia: 6,601,670 sq mi ( 17,098,246 km2 )
Area of China: 3,705,407 sq mi ( 9,596,961 km2 )
Population
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Russia as of 23rd March 2022, is estimated to be around 146,041,691.
According to the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of China as of 23rd March 2022, is estimated to be around 1,448,928,934.
Here is some more data comparison between Russia and China.
The capital of Russia is Moscow, and the capital city of China is Beijing.
Official Languages
Russia: Russian
China : Standard Chinese
Demonym(s)
Russia: Russian
China: Chinese
ISO 3166 Code
Russia: RU
China: CN
Human Development Index
HDI of Russia as of 2019: 0.824
HDI of China as of 2019: 0.761
Russia Time Zone:
UTC + 2 to UTC + 12
China Time Zone:
UTC + 8 (China Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Russia:
60° 0′ 0″ N, 90° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of China:
35° 0′ 0″ N, 103° 0′ 0″ E
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