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China vs India: Surface area

China
9.56 million sq. km
in 2023
India
3.29 million sq. km
in 2023
China rank
4th
India rank
7th

Surface area over time

  • China
  • India
4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 9.56 million sq. km against 3.29 million sq. km in India, a difference of 6.28 million sq. km.

That makes China's figure about 2.9 times India's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Globally, China ranks 4th and India ranks 7th of 216 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Surface area (sq. km)
Unit
sq. km
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
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Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.