China
Leads 9 of 15 metrics
vs
United Kingdom
Leads 6 of 15 metrics
39×
China has 39× the
land area of United Kingdom
21×
China has 21× the
population of United Kingdom
13×
China has 13× the
active military of United Kingdom
China
Tale of the tape
United Kingdom
1.41B
Population
CHN
21×
67.9M
9.6M km²
Land Area
CHN
39×
244K km²
$18T
GDP (nominal)
CHN
5.7×
$3.13T
$12,720
GDP per Capita
GBR
3.6×
$46,200
77.1 yrs
Life Expectancy
GBR
1.1×
81.3 yrs
0.768
HDI
GBR
1.2×
0.929
96.8%
Literacy Rate
GBR
1.0×
99.0%
70.4%
Internet Users
GBR
1.3×
94.8%
2.04M
Active Military
CHN
13×
153K
$314B
Defense Budget
CHN
3.8×
$82B
$3.75T
Exports
CHN
3.3×
$1.14T
$3.22T
Imports
CHN
2.7×
$1.17T
819
Olympic Medals
GBR
1.3×
1,030
2,280 t
Gold Reserves
CHN
7.3×
310 t
42.0
Cost of Living Index
CHN
1.6×
lower
67.8
Bars are scaled to the larger value of each metric. The chip marks the leading country
(for cost of living, the lower index leads).
China
United Kingdom
Beijing
Capital
London
Renminbi (Yuan, CNY)
Currency
Pound Sterling (GBP)
Mandarin Chinese
Language
English
Unitary one-party socialist republic
Government
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy