China vs New Zealand statistics compared

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 5.34M in New Zealand (ranked 121/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 101,665 sq mi for New Zealand (ranked 2nd vs. 74th).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747).

China and New Zealand: Comparison Charts

China and New Zealand economies compared

GDP

China

New Zealand

Table

Year	GDP
	China	New Zealand
1960	$59,846,235,025	$5,536,098,360
1961	$50,162,299,350	$5,721,994,864
1962	$47,310,737,754	$6,133,158,532
1963	$50,812,227,919	$6,699,741,645
1964	$59,821,862,703	$7,340,766,415
1965	$70,565,994,356	$5,706,251,400
1966	$76,854,053,259	$5,917,437,693
1967	$73,011,350,596	$6,016,017,227
1968	$70,980,323,819	$5,228,045,415
1969	$79,847,786,729	$5,814,357,709
1970	$92,752,930,873	$6,495,605,331
1971	$99,959,013,880	$7,911,136,757
1972	$113,871,930,714	$9,567,331,065
1973	$138,764,340,892	$12,802,281,898
1974	$144,418,433,058	$13,940,981,798
1975	$163,687,619,736	$12,861,983,284
1976	$154,196,810,059	$13,604,832,424
1977	$175,226,595,860	$15,446,825,318
1978	$149,788,617,886	$18,530,518,395
1979	$178,573,913,043	$20,731,243,113
1980	$191,487,500,000	$23,244,547,385
1981	$196,218,253,968	$24,417,617,184
1982	$205,480,916,031	$24,164,603,059
1983	$231,130,268,199	$24,309,279,706
1984	$260,442,857,143	$21,665,975,319
1985	$310,064,625,850	$24,679,795,396
1986	$301,310,144,928	$30,604,668,357
1987	$273,455,156,951	$40,376,354,070
1988	$312,888,888,889	$45,176,811,594
1989	$348,380,566,802	$43,920,222,525
1990	$361,560,229,446	$45,495,129,385
1991	$384,510,452,962	$42,745,329,732
1992	$428,502,354,788	$41,649,829,860
1993	$446,557,291,212	$46,775,620,817
1994	$566,929,539,493	$55,314,732,279
1995	$738,190,896,228	$63,918,703,507
1996	$868,523,936,530	$70,140,835,299
1997	$967,753,570,435	$66,075,143,415
1998	$1,037,134,141,760	$56,227,169,851
1999	$1,103,843,203,576	$58,762,260,626
2000	$1,223,754,919,971	$52,623,281,957
2001	$1,355,036,590,252	$53,872,425,917
2002	$1,489,821,682,051	$66,627,729,311
2003	$1,683,903,309,844	$88,250,885,550
2004	$1,984,196,551,300	$103,905,210,084
2005	$2,317,551,298,052	$114,720,129,550
2006	$2,791,498,472,804	$111,538,810,713
2007	$3,604,055,822,572	$137,188,946,866
2008	$4,667,346,414,522	$133,437,126,590
2009	$5,189,577,094,998	$121,663,439,315
2010	$6,192,564,874,453	$146,887,902,524
2011	$7,671,757,207,851	$168,484,908,960
2012	$8,673,664,713,189	$176,560,711,239
2013	$9,743,124,247,267	$191,012,364,177
2014	$10,674,533,168,257	$201,518,402,787
2015	$11,280,814,787,469	$178,224,167,088
2016	$11,456,024,084,962	$189,100,085,275
2017	$12,537,559,062,283	$206,745,969,246
2018	$14,147,765,772,964	$211,985,631,173
2019	$14,560,167,101,283	$213,006,341,102
2020	$14,996,414,166,715	$213,029,554,654
2021	$18,201,698,719,564	$253,977,931,815
2022	$18,316,765,021,690	$249,509,991,440
2023	$18,270,356,654,533	$255,194,972,673
2024	$18,743,803,170,827	$260,235,932,559

China and New Zealand economies compared

GDP per capita

China

New Zealand

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	China	New Zealand
1960	$89.7	$2,334
1961	$76	$2,365
1962	$71.1	$2,471
1963	$74.5	$2,646
1964	$85.7	$2,839
1965	$98.7	$2,171
1966	$104.5	$2,211
1967	$96.8	$2,208
1968	$91.6	$1,902
1969	$100.3	$2,097
1970	$113.3	$2,311
1971	$118.8	$2,773
1972	$132.1	$3,295
1973	$157.3	$4,323
1974	$160.4	$4,611
1975	$178.6	$4,172
1976	$165.7	$4,374
1977	$185.7	$4,951
1978	$156.7	$5,937
1979	$184.3	$6,668
1980	$195.1	$7,467
1981	$197.4	$7,814
1982	$203.7	$7,656
1983	$225.9	$7,598
1984	$251.2	$6,714
1985	$295	$7,601
1986	$282.4	$9,428
1987	$252.3	$12,331
1988	$284	$13,759
1989	$311	$13,312
1990	$319	$13,663
1991	$334	$12,230
1992	$368	$11,793
1993	$379	$13,094
1994	$476	$15,280
1995	$613	$17,400
1996	$713	$18,794
1997	$787	$17,474
1998	$835	$14,738
1999	$881	$15,322
2000	$969	$13,641
2001	$1,065	$13,883
2002	$1,164	$16,874
2003	$1,307	$21,914
2004	$1,531	$25,420
2005	$1,778	$27,751
2006	$2,129	$26,655
2007	$2,735	$32,480
2008	$3,523	$31,325
2009	$3,898	$28,277
2010	$4,629	$33,762
2011	$5,704	$38,432
2012	$6,405	$40,054
2013	$7,147	$43,000
2014	$7,781	$44,618
2015	$8,175	$38,665
2016	$8,255	$40,114
2017	$8,980	$42,950
2018	$10,086	$43,257
2019	$10,343	$42,779
2020	$10,627	$41,851
2021	$12,887	$49,689
2022	$12,971	$48,760
2023	$12,951	$48,655
2024	$13,303	$48,747

China vs. New Zealand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

China

New Zealand

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	China	New Zealand
1950	43.8	69.3
1951	44.6	69.1
1952	45.3	69.4
1953	45.9	70.2
1954	46.8	70.3
1955	47.2	70.5
1956	47.8	70.7
1957	48.4	70.3
1958	48.8	70.9
1959	40.2	70.8
1960	33.4	71.2
1961	40.2	70.9
1962	51	71.2
1963	51.7	71.3
1964	52.3	71.3
1965	53	71.2
1966	53.7	71.1
1967	54.4	71.4
1968	55.2	71.1
1969	56	71.5
1970	56.8	71.2
1971	57.7	71.7
1972	58.6	71.8
1973	59.5	71.7
1974	60.2	71.9
1975	61	72.2
1976	61.2	72.4
1977	62.5	72.1
1978	63.1	73
1979	63.7	73.1
1980	64.2	72.9
1981	64.8	73.6
1982	65.2	73.7
1983	65.7	73.8
1984	66.1	74.4
1985	66.5	73.9
1986	66.9	74.1
1987	67.3	74.2
1988	67.6	74.5
1989	67.9	74.9
1990	68.2	75.4
1991	68.6	76.1
1992	69.1	76.2
1993	69.5	76.5
1994	69.8	76.9
1995	70.4	76.8
1996	70.8	76.8
1997	71.2	77.3
1998	71.6	78.2
1999	72	77.9
2000	72.3	78.7
2001	72.7	78.7
2002	73	78.9
2003	73.4	79.1
2004	73.7	79.4
2005	74.1	80
2006	74.4	80
2007	74.8	80.1
2008	74.8	80.2
2009	75.3	80.5
2010	75.7	81.1
2011	75.9	80.8
2012	76.2	81.2
2013	76.5	81.6
2014	76.7	81.4
2015	77	81.6
2016	77.2	82
2017	77.2	81.6
2018	77.7	81.9
2019	77.9	81.8
2020	78	82.7
2021	78.1	82.3
2022	78.2	81
2023	78	82.1
2024	78	82.2
2025	78.4	82.4

China and New Zealand population clocks and comparison

Population

China

New Zealand

Table

Year	Population
	China	New Zealand
1960	667,070,000	2,371,800
1961	660,330,000	2,419,700
1962	665,770,000	2,482,000
1963	682,335,000	2,531,800
1964	698,355,000	2,585,400
1965	715,185,000	2,628,400
1966	735,400,000	2,675,900
1967	754,550,000	2,724,100
1968	774,510,000	2,748,100
1969	796,025,000	2,772,800
1970	818,315,000	2,810,700
1971	841,105,000	2,853,000
1972	862,030,000	2,903,900
1973	881,940,000	2,961,300
1974	900,350,000	3,023,700
1975	916,395,000	3,083,100
1976	930,685,000	3,110,500
1977	943,455,000	3,120,200
1978	956,165,000	3,121,200
1979	969,005,000	3,109,000
1980	981,235,000	3,112,900
1981	993,885,000	3,124,900
1982	1,008,630,000	3,156,100
1983	1,023,310,000	3,199,300
1984	1,036,825,000	3,227,100
1985	1,051,040,000	3,247,100
1986	1,066,790,000	3,246,300
1987	1,084,035,000	3,274,400
1988	1,101,630,000	3,283,400
1989	1,118,650,000	3,299,200
1990	1,135,185,000	3,329,800
1991	1,150,780,000	3,495,100
1992	1,164,970,000	3,531,700
1993	1,178,440,000	3,572,200
1994	1,191,835,000	3,620,000
1995	1,204,855,000	3,673,400
1996	1,217,550,000	3,732,000
1997	1,230,075,000	3,781,300
1998	1,241,935,000	3,815,000
1999	1,252,735,000	3,835,100
2000	1,262,645,000	3,857,700
2001	1,271,850,000	3,880,500
2002	1,280,400,000	3,948,500
2003	1,288,400,000	4,027,200
2004	1,296,075,000	4,087,500
2005	1,303,720,000	4,133,900
2006	1,311,020,000	4,184,600
2007	1,317,885,000	4,223,800
2008	1,324,655,000	4,259,800
2009	1,331,260,000	4,302,600
2010	1,337,705,000	4,350,700
2011	1,345,035,000	4,384,000
2012	1,354,190,000	4,408,100
2013	1,363,240,000	4,442,100
2014	1,371,860,000	4,516,500
2015	1,379,860,000	4,609,400
2016	1,387,790,000	4,714,100
2017	1,396,215,000	4,813,600
2018	1,402,760,000	4,900,600
2019	1,407,745,000	4,979,200
2020	1,411,100,000	5,090,200
2021	1,412,360,000	5,111,300
2022	1,412,175,000	5,117,100
2023	1,410,710,000	5,245,000
2024	1,408,975,000	5,338,500

Fertility rates in China and New Zealand

Fertility rate

China

New Zealand

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	China	New Zealand
1960	4.45	4.24
1961	3.86	4.31
1962	6.09	4.19
1963	7.51	4.05
1964	6.67	3.8
1965	6.61	3.54
1966	6.31	3.41
1967	5.81	3.35
1968	6.51	3.34
1969	6.18	3.28
1970	6.09	3.17
1971	5.52	3.18
1972	5.11	3
1973	4.73	2.76
1974	4.17	2.58
1975	3.57	2.37
1976	3.24	2.27
1977	2.84	2.21
1978	2.72	2.07
1979	2.75	2.12
1980	2.74	2.03
1981	2.79	2.01
1982	2.97	1.95
1983	2.56	1.92
1984	2.61	1.93
1985	2.63	1.93
1986	2.72	1.96
1987	2.76	2.03
1988	2.54	2.1
1989	2.52	2.12
1990	2.51	2.18
1991	1.93	2.09
1992	1.78	2.06
1993	1.69	2.04
1994	1.63	1.98
1995	1.59	1.98
1996	1.55	1.96
1997	1.53	1.96
1998	1.52	1.89
1999	1.53	1.97
2000	1.63	1.98
2001	1.56	1.97
2002	1.57	1.89
2003	1.57	1.93
2004	1.61	1.98
2005	1.62	1.97
2006	1.64	2.01
2007	1.67	2.18
2008	1.7	2.19
2009	1.71	2.13
2010	1.69	2.17
2011	1.67	2.09
2012	1.8	2.1
2013	1.71	2.01
2014	1.77	1.92
2015	1.67	1.99
2016	1.77	1.87
2017	1.8	1.81
2018	1.54	1.71
2019	1.5	1.72
2020	1.24	1.61
2021	1.12	1.64
2022	1.03	1.66
2023	1	1.56

China and New Zealand demographics compared

Median age

China

New Zealand

Table

Year	Median age, years
	China	New Zealand
1960	20.9	27.5
1961	21.1	27.1
1962	21	26.8
1963	20.4	26.4
1964	19.9	26.2
1965	19.6	26
1966	19.3	25.9
1967	19.2	25.8
1968	19.2	25.7
1969	19.1	25.7
1970	19.1	25.6
1971	19.2	25.7
1972	19.3	25.9
1973	19.5	26
1974	19.7	26.2
1975	20.1	26.3
1976	20.4	26.5
1977	20.8	26.8
1978	21.2	27.1
1979	21.4	27.5
1980	21.6	27.9
1981	21.8	28.2
1982	22.1	28.5
1983	22.6	28.8
1984	23	29.1
1985	23.2	29.4
1986	23.4	29.8
1987	23.6	30.1
1988	23.9	30.4
1989	24.4	30.8
1990	24.7	31.1
1991	25.1	31.4
1992	25.6	31.7
1993	26.1	32
1994	26.6	32.3
1995	27.2	32.6
1996	27.8	32.8
1997	28.3	33.2
1998	28.8	33.6
1999	29.4	34
2000	30	34.3
2001	30.5	34.6
2002	31.1	34.8
2003	31.6	35
2004	32.1	35.2
2005	32.6	35.5
2006	33.1	35.8
2007	33.7	36.1
2008	34.2	36.4
2009	34.7	36.6
2010	35.1	36.8
2011	35.5	37
2012	35.7	37.2
2013	36	37.4
2014	36.3	37.5
2015	36.7	37.4
2016	37.1	37.3
2017	37.4	37.2
2018	37.7	37.3
2019	38.1	37.3
2020	38.5	37.5
2021	39	37.8
2022	39.6	38.1
2023	40.1	38.3
2024	40.6	38.6

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