China flag

China

Beijing
Leads 8 of 13 metrics
vs
Taiwan flag

Taiwan

Taipei
Leads 5 of 13 metrics
267×
China has 267× the land area of Taiwan
60×
China has 60× the population of Taiwan
23×
China has 23× the GDP (nominal) of Taiwan
China Tale of the tape Taiwan
1.41B
Population
CHN 60×
23.6M
9.6M km²
Land Area
CHN 267×
36K km²
$18T
GDP (nominal)
CHN 23×
$786B
$12,720
GDP per Capita
TWN 2.6×
$33,330
77.1 yrs
Life Expectancy
TWN 1.0×
80.9 yrs
0.768
HDI
TWN 1.2×
0.916
96.8%
Literacy Rate
TWN 1.0×
98.5%
70.4%
Internet Users
TWN 1.3×
92.8%
2.04M
Active Military
CHN 12×
163K
$3.75T
Exports
CHN 7.8×
$483B
$3.22T
Imports
CHN 7.2×
$449B
819
Olympic Medals
CHN 20×
42
2,280 t
Gold Reserves
CHN 5.4×
424 t
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 Taiwan
Beijing Capital Taipei
Renminbi (Yuan, CNY) Currency New Taiwan Dollar (TWD)
Mandarin Chinese Language Mandarin Chinese
Unitary one-party socialist republic Government Unitary semi-presidential republic