China vs Iran statistics compared

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 91.6M in Iran (ranked 17/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 626,451 sq mi for Iran (ranked 2nd vs. 17th).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771).

China and Iran: Comparison Charts

China and Iran economies compared

GDP

China

Iran

Table

Year	GDP
	China	Iran
1960	$59,846,235,025	$4,199,134,390
1961	$50,162,299,350	$4,426,949,095
1962	$47,310,737,754	$4,693,566,416
1963	$50,812,227,919	$4,928,628,018
1964	$59,821,862,703	$5,379,845,648
1965	$70,565,994,356	$6,197,319,929
1966	$76,854,053,259	$6,789,938,672
1967	$73,011,350,596	$7,555,383,690
1968	$70,980,323,819	$8,623,172,960
1969	$79,847,786,729	$9,743,089,607
1970	$92,752,930,873	$10,976,245,154
1971	$99,959,013,880	$13,731,802,833
1972	$113,871,930,714	$17,153,463,263
1973	$138,764,340,892	$27,081,698,250
1974	$144,418,433,058	$46,209,092,072
1975	$163,687,619,736	$51,776,222,350
1976	$154,196,810,059	$68,055,295,081
1977	$175,226,595,860	$80,600,122,702
1978	$149,788,617,886	$77,994,316,621
1979	$178,573,913,043	$90,391,877,326
1980	$191,487,500,000	$94,362,275,580
1981	$196,218,253,968	$100,499,312,750
1982	$205,480,916,031	$125,948,756,439
1983	$231,130,268,199	$156,365,156,618
1984	$260,442,857,143	$162,276,728,620
1985	$310,064,625,850	$180,183,629,600
1986	$301,310,144,928	$209,094,561,833
1987	$273,455,156,951	$134,009,995,923
1988	$312,888,888,889	$123,057,861,334
1989	$348,380,566,802	$120,496,362,916
1990	$361,560,229,446	$124,813,263,926
1991	$384,510,452,962	$131,637,664,958
1992	$428,502,354,788	$119,768,691,217
1993	$446,557,291,212	$63,743,623,231
1994	$566,929,539,493	$71,841,461,172
1995	$738,190,896,228	$96,419,225,745
1996	$868,523,936,530	$120,403,931,883
1997	$967,753,570,435	$113,919,163,421
1998	$1,037,134,141,760	$110,276,913,362
1999	$1,103,843,203,576	$113,848,450,089
2000	$1,223,754,919,971	$109,591,707,801
2001	$1,355,036,590,252	$126,878,750,296
2002	$1,489,821,682,051	$128,626,917,504
2003	$1,683,903,309,844	$151,911,222,120
2004	$1,984,196,551,300	$187,754,571,247
2005	$2,317,551,298,052	$224,970,371,329
2006	$2,791,498,472,804	$265,602,187,406
2007	$3,604,055,822,572	$349,736,591,836
2008	$4,667,346,414,522	$406,070,949,551
2009	$5,189,577,094,998	$414,059,094,950
2010	$6,192,564,874,453	$487,069,570,461
2011	$7,671,757,207,851	$629,082,257,472
2012	$8,673,664,713,189	$644,019,315,004
2013	$9,743,124,247,267	$500,399,839,840
2014	$10,674,533,168,257	$462,284,793,281
2015	$11,280,814,787,469	$409,191,686,497
2016	$11,456,024,084,962	$459,042,684,193
2017	$12,537,559,062,283	$489,168,731,811
2018	$14,147,765,772,964	$398,880,231,367
2019	$14,560,167,101,283	$333,519,146,339
2020	$14,996,414,166,715	$262,186,179,356
2021	$18,201,698,719,564	$383,436,202,447
2022	$18,316,765,021,690	$394,362,621,793
2023	$18,270,356,654,533	$404,625,655,076
2024	$18,743,803,170,827	$436,906,331,672

China and Iran economies compared

GDP per capita

China

Iran

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	China	Iran
1960	$89.7	$195.6
1961	$76	$200.1
1962	$71.1	$205.8
1963	$74.5	$209.6
1964	$85.7	$221.7
1965	$98.7	$247.5
1966	$104.5	$262.9
1967	$96.8	$283.7
1968	$91.6	$314
1969	$100.3	$345
1970	$113.3	$377
1971	$118.8	$457
1972	$132.1	$555
1973	$157.3	$851
1974	$160.4	$1,409
1975	$178.6	$1,532
1976	$165.7	$1,954
1977	$185.7	$2,243
1978	$156.7	$2,101
1979	$184.3	$2,352
1980	$195.1	$2,368
1981	$197.4	$2,393
1982	$203.7	$2,845
1983	$225.9	$3,397
1984	$251.2	$3,395
1985	$295	$3,634
1986	$282.4	$4,064
1987	$252.3	$2,513
1988	$284	$2,234
1989	$311	$2,125
1990	$319	$2,138
1991	$334	$2,194
1992	$368	$1,957
1993	$379	$1,038
1994	$476	$1,168
1995	$613	$1,550
1996	$713	$1,915
1997	$787	$1,790
1998	$835	$1,709
1999	$881	$1,740
2000	$969	$1,650
2001	$1,065	$1,881
2002	$1,164	$1,891
2003	$1,307	$2,209
2004	$1,531	$2,672
2005	$1,778	$3,132
2006	$2,129	$3,619
2007	$2,735	$4,688
2008	$3,523	$5,377
2009	$3,898	$5,416
2010	$4,629	$6,291
2011	$5,704	$8,026
2012	$6,405	$8,114
2013	$7,147	$6,223
2014	$7,781	$5,672
2015	$8,175	$4,953
2016	$8,255	$5,477
2017	$8,980	$5,753
2018	$10,086	$4,632
2019	$10,343	$3,831
2020	$10,627	$2,989
2021	$12,887	$4,335
2022	$12,971	$4,405
2023	$12,951	$4,466
2024	$13,303	$4,771

China vs. Iran life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

China

Iran

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	China	Iran
1950	43.8	38.2
1951	44.6	38.7
1952	45.3	39.2
1953	45.9	39.5
1954	46.8	40
1955	47.2	40.6
1956	47.8	41.1
1957	48.4	41.3
1958	48.8	42.2
1959	40.2	42.8
1960	33.4	43.3
1961	40.2	43.9
1962	51	43.8
1963	51.7	45.1
1964	52.3	45.7
1965	53	46.4
1966	53.7	47.1
1967	54.4	47.8
1968	55.2	47.9
1969	56	49.4
1970	56.8	50.2
1971	57.7	51.1
1972	58.6	51.7
1973	59.5	52.9
1974	60.2	53.9
1975	61	54.8
1976	61.2	55.8
1977	62.5	56.7
1978	63.1	56
1979	63.7	58.5
1980	64.2	58.4
1981	64.8	56.6
1982	65.2	57.6
1983	65.7	58.5
1984	66.1	60.9
1985	66.5	61.5
1986	66.9	62.1
1987	67.3	62.7
1988	67.6	63.3
1989	67.9	65.3
1990	68.2	64.1
1991	68.6	66.2
1992	69.1	66.7
1993	69.5	67
1994	69.8	67.5
1995	70.4	67.9
1996	70.8	68.3
1997	71.2	68.6
1998	71.6	69.2
1999	72	69.7
2000	72.3	70.2
2001	72.7	70.6
2002	73	71.1
2003	73.4	70.5
2004	73.7	72
2005	74.1	72.4
2006	74.4	72.9
2007	74.8	73.3
2008	74.8	73.7
2009	75.3	74
2010	75.7	74.4
2011	75.9	74.7
2012	76.2	75
2013	76.5	75.3
2014	76.7	75.6
2015	77	75.9
2016	77.2	76.2
2017	77.2	76.4
2018	77.7	76.6
2019	77.9	76.9
2020	78	74.1
2021	78.1	73.8
2022	78.2	76.8
2023	78	77.7
2024	78	77.9
2025	78.4	78.1

China and Iran population clocks and comparison

Population

China

Iran

Table

Year	Population
	China	Iran
1960	667,070,000	21,470,434
1961	660,330,000	22,125,726
1962	665,770,000	22,807,907
1963	682,335,000	23,519,005
1964	698,355,000	24,262,859
1965	715,185,000	25,036,978
1966	735,400,000	25,829,270
1967	754,550,000	26,628,432
1968	774,510,000	27,437,391
1969	796,025,000	28,273,482
1970	818,315,000	29,145,100
1971	841,105,000	30,029,071
1972	862,030,000	30,921,179
1973	881,940,000	31,839,838
1974	900,350,000	32,796,463
1975	916,395,000	33,802,973
1976	930,685,000	34,837,271
1977	943,455,000	35,933,181
1978	956,165,000	37,126,535
1979	969,005,000	38,424,952
1980	981,235,000	39,842,324
1981	993,885,000	41,989,312
1982	1,008,630,000	44,272,141
1983	1,023,310,000	46,029,535
1984	1,036,825,000	47,793,998
1985	1,051,040,000	49,582,289
1986	1,066,790,000	51,446,045
1987	1,084,035,000	53,323,493
1988	1,101,630,000	55,072,694
1989	1,118,650,000	56,704,914
1990	1,135,185,000	58,380,092
1991	1,150,780,000	59,986,931
1992	1,164,970,000	61,184,983
1993	1,178,440,000	61,403,543
1994	1,191,835,000	61,520,598
1995	1,204,855,000	62,205,567
1996	1,217,550,000	62,881,300
1997	1,230,075,000	63,639,638
1998	1,241,935,000	64,519,859
1999	1,252,735,000	65,445,391
2000	1,262,645,000	66,418,659
2001	1,271,850,000	67,452,005
2002	1,280,400,000	68,011,317
2003	1,288,400,000	68,769,340
2004	1,296,075,000	70,256,316
2005	1,303,720,000	71,828,455
2006	1,311,020,000	73,392,747
2007	1,317,885,000	74,602,648
2008	1,324,655,000	75,514,204
2009	1,331,260,000	76,457,825
2010	1,337,705,000	77,420,842
2011	1,345,035,000	78,383,598
2012	1,354,190,000	79,370,580
2013	1,363,240,000	80,414,686
2014	1,371,860,000	81,502,045
2015	1,379,860,000	82,619,362
2016	1,387,790,000	83,812,228
2017	1,396,215,000	85,026,754
2018	1,402,760,000	86,117,998
2019	1,407,745,000	87,051,648
2020	1,411,100,000	87,723,443
2021	1,412,360,000	88,455,488
2022	1,412,175,000	89,524,246
2023	1,410,710,000	90,608,707
2024	1,408,975,000	91,567,738

Fertility rates in China and Iran

Fertility rate

China

Iran

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	China	Iran
1960	4.45	7.52
1961	3.86	7.46
1962	6.09	7.4
1963	7.51	7.32
1964	6.67	7.24
1965	6.61	7.22
1966	6.31	7.21
1967	5.81	7.19
1968	6.51	7.12
1969	6.18	7.01
1970	6.09	6.8
1971	5.52	6.55
1972	5.11	6.26
1973	4.73	6.06
1974	4.17	5.97
1975	3.57	5.95
1976	3.24	6.07
1977	2.84	6.18
1978	2.72	6.34
1979	2.75	6.55
1980	2.74	6.63
1981	2.79	6.62
1982	2.97	6.59
1983	2.56	6.53
1984	2.61	6.43
1985	2.63	6.24
1986	2.72	6.01
1987	2.76	5.72
1988	2.54	5.43
1989	2.52	5.17
1990	2.51	4.93
1991	1.93	4.57
1992	1.78	4.1
1993	1.69	3.67
1994	1.63	3.24
1995	1.59	2.85
1996	1.55	2.54
1997	1.53	2.32
1998	1.52	2.19
1999	1.53	2.09
2000	1.63	2
2001	1.56	1.92
2002	1.57	1.84
2003	1.57	1.8
2004	1.61	1.78
2005	1.62	1.76
2006	1.64	1.76
2007	1.67	1.75
2008	1.7	1.74
2009	1.71	1.74
2010	1.69	1.75
2011	1.67	1.79
2012	1.8	1.85
2013	1.71	1.91
2014	1.77	1.98
2015	1.67	2.02
2016	1.77	2.05
2017	1.8	2.02
2018	1.54	1.92
2019	1.5	1.77
2020	1.24	1.7
2021	1.12	1.71
2022	1.03	1.7
2023	1	1.7

China and Iran demographics compared

Median age

China

Iran

Table

Year	Median age, years
	China	Iran
1960	20.9	19.1
1961	21.1	18.7
1962	21	18.4
1963	20.4	18.1
1964	19.9	17.9
1965	19.6	17.8
1966	19.3	17.7
1967	19.2	17.7
1968	19.2	17.6
1969	19.1	17.6
1970	19.1	17.6
1971	19.2	17.7
1972	19.3	17.8
1973	19.5	17.9
1974	19.7	18
1975	20.1	18.1
1976	20.4	18.2
1977	20.8	18.3
1978	21.2	18.3
1979	21.4	18.3
1980	21.6	18.2
1981	21.8	18.4
1982	22.1	18.6
1983	22.6	18.5
1984	23	18.4
1985	23.2	18.3
1986	23.4	18.2
1987	23.6	18.2
1988	23.9	18.2
1989	24.4	18.1
1990	24.7	18.2
1991	25.1	18.3
1992	25.6	18.4
1993	26.1	18.3
1994	26.6	18.4
1995	27.2	18.7
1996	27.8	19.1
1997	28.3	19.5
1998	28.8	20
1999	29.4	20.7
2000	30	21.4
2001	30.5	22
2002	31.1	22.6
2003	31.6	23.1
2004	32.1	23.7
2005	32.6	24.3
2006	33.1	24.8
2007	33.7	25.5
2008	34.2	26.1
2009	34.7	26.6
2010	35.1	27.2
2011	35.5	27.7
2012	35.7	28.2
2013	36	28.7
2014	36.3	29.2
2015	36.7	29.7
2016	37.1	30.2
2017	37.4	30.7
2018	37.7	31.2
2019	38.1	31.7
2020	38.5	32.3
2021	39	32.8
2022	39.6	33.3
2023	40.1	33.8
2024	40.6	34.3

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for China and Iran.

Relevant pages:

• Facts World

By topic vs comparisons:

• Birth rate
• Demographics
• Economy
• Life expectancy
• Population
• Population density
• Size