🇨🇳 China vs 🇳🇵 Nepal
35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on land area, where China’s figure is 65.5× higher.
Side by Side
Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.
Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.
Every Shared Indicator
35 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.
| Indicator | China | Nepal | China vs Nepal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,406,585,0002nd of 240 | 29,618,11852nd of 240 | 1,376,966,882 apart |
| Annual Growth Rate | −0.17%208th of 240 | −0.11%199th of 240 | 53% higher |
| Population Density/km² | 150/km²82nd of 240 | 207/km²72nd of 240 | 27% lower |
| Land Areakm² | 9,388,210 km²2nd of 240 | 143,350 km²94th of 240 | 9,244,860 km² apart |
| Urban Population | 66.3%116th of 240 | 67.0%114th of 240 | 1% lower |
| GDP per Capita | $13,862110th of 240 | $1,536209th of 240 | 9.0× higher |
| GDP Growth | +5.0%54th of 210 | +4.4%65th of 210 | 12% higher |
| Life Expectancyyears | 78.0 years83rd of 240 | 70.6 years170th of 240 | 10% higher |
| Fertility Ratebirths per woman | 1.01 births per woman230th of 240 | 1.96 births per woman114th of 240 | 48% lower |
| Birth Rateper 1,000 | 6.8 per 1,000202nd of 213 | 19.0 per 1,00080th of 213 | 2.8× lower |
| Death Rateper 1,000 | 7.8 per 1,00087th of 213 | 7.0 per 1,000121st of 213 | 11% higher |
| Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births | 4.1 per 1,000 live births39th of 194 | 22.2 per 1,000 live births131st of 194 | 5.4× lower |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.6%76th of 186 | 10.5%151st of 186 | 56% lower |
| Inflation Rate | 0.1%176th of 191 | 2.7%103rd of 191 | 2.6 points apart |
| Poverty Rate | 0.0%1st of 164 | 20.3%76th of 164 | 20.3 points apart |
| Gini Index | 36.092nd of 170 | 30.034th of 170 | 20% higher |
| Health Spendingof GDP | 5.9% of GDP106th of 192 | 6.2% of GDP100th of 192 | 3% lower |
| Physiciansper 1,000 | 3.11 per 1,00057th of 206 | 1.01 per 1,000129th of 206 | 3.1× higher |
| Hospital Bedsper 1,000 | 5.63 per 1,00024th of 199 | 0.54 per 1,000180th of 199 | 5.09 per 1,000 apart |
| Literacy Rate | 96.7%66th of 175 | 68.7%146th of 175 | 41% higher |
| Education Spendingof GDP | 3.9% of GDP112th of 202 | 3.7% of GDP122nd of 202 | 6% higher |
| School Enrollmentgross, secondary | 92.3% gross, secondary97th of 207 | 90.4% gross, secondary110th of 207 | 2% higher |
| Renewable Energyof final consumption | 15.2% of final consumption122nd of 211 | 73.7% of final consumption24th of 211 | 4.8× lower |
| Forest Coverageof land area | 24.0% of land area121st of 211 | 41.6% of land area72nd of 211 | 42% lower |
| Internet Penetration | 91.6%51st of 211 | 46.3%162nd of 211 | 2.0× higher |
| Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people | 131.8 per 100 people54th of 212 | 99.8 per 100 people138th of 212 | 32% higher |
| Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births | 16 per 100,000 live births62nd of 193 | 142 per 100,000 live births142nd of 193 | 8.9× lower |
| Military Spendingof GDP | 1.71% of GDP83rd of 163 | 0.98% of GDP122nd of 163 | 1.7× higher |
| Protected Areasof land area | 15.6% of land area119th of 211 | 23.6% of land area60th of 211 | 34% lower |
| Median Ageyears | 40.1 years61st of 240 | 25.3 years168th of 240 | 58% higher |
| Mean Years of Schoolingyears | 9.0 years87th of 148 | 6.2 years126th of 148 | 45% higher |
| Human Development Index | 0.79777th of 192 | 0.622144th of 192 | 28% higher |
| Happiness Index/ 10 | 6.07/ 1067th of 164 | 5.15/ 10106th of 164 | 18% higher |
| CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita | 8.66 tonnes per capita30th of 212 | 0.63 tonnes per capita169th of 212 | 8.02 tonnes per capita apart |
| Obesity Rate | 9.1%174th of 198 | 7.7%181st of 198 | 18% higher |
Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.
Population, 1950–2100
Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.
| Series | Year | Value |
|---|---|---|
| China | 1950 | 544M |
| China | 1975 | 916.1M |
| China | 2000 | 1.27B |
| China | 2025 | 1.42B |
| China | 2050 | 1.26B |
| China | 2075 | 934.5M |
| China | 2100 | 633.4M |
| Nepal | 1950 | 8.4M |
| Nepal | 1975 | 13.9M |
| Nepal | 2000 | 24.5M |
| Nepal | 2025 | 29.6M |
| Nepal | 2050 | 34.6M |
| Nepal | 2075 | 35.5M |
| Nepal | 2100 | 31.8M |
Reading This Comparison
Size is not the same as rate
Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.
Mind the vintages
Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.