China vs Russia: Land area in square kilometres
China
9.39 million sq. km
in 2023
Russia
16.38 million sq. km
in 2023
China rank
2nd
Russia rank
1st
Land area in square kilometres over time
- China
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 16.38 million sq. km against 9.39 million sq. km in China, a difference of 6.99 million sq. km.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.7 times China's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 1st of 215 countries.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in square kilometres (km²). Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.