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China vs Palestine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 5.29M in Palestine (ranked 123/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 2,326 sq mi for Palestine (ranked 2nd vs. 164th).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592).

Main facts and rankings

China Palestine
Population
1405773318
5459557
Population rank 2/197 122/197
GDP
$18.7T
2024
$13.7B
2024
GDP rank 2/197 146/197
GDP per capita
$13,303
2024
$2,592
2024
GDP per capita rank 76/197 147/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,105
2024
$4,371
2024
Government debt
$16.6T
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
96.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$11,750
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 48/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,060
2025
$7,705
2025
Land area
3,624,808 sq mi
2025
2,326 sq mi
2025
Population density
389 ppl/mi²
2024
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1
2023
3.31
2023
Median age
40.6 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

China and Palestine: Comparison Charts

China and Palestine economies compared

GDP
China

Palestine
Year GDP
China Palestine
1960 $59,846,235,025 -
1961 $50,162,299,350 -
1962 $47,310,737,754 -
1963 $50,812,227,919 -
1964 $59,821,862,703 -
1965 $70,565,994,356 -
1966 $76,854,053,259 -
1967 $73,011,350,596 -
1968 $70,980,323,819 -
1969 $79,847,786,729 -
1970 $92,752,930,873 -
1971 $99,959,013,880 -
1972 $113,871,930,714 -
1973 $138,764,340,892 -
1974 $144,418,433,058 -
1975 $163,687,619,736 -
1976 $154,196,810,059 -
1977 $175,226,595,860 -
1978 $149,788,617,886 -
1979 $178,573,913,043 -
1980 $191,487,500,000 -
1981 $196,218,253,968 -
1982 $205,480,916,031 -
1983 $231,130,268,199 -
1984 $260,442,857,143 -
1985 $310,064,625,850 -
1986 $301,310,144,928 -
1987 $273,455,156,951 -
1988 $312,888,888,889 -
1989 $348,380,566,802 -
1990 $361,560,229,446 -
1991 $384,510,452,962 -
1992 $428,502,354,788 -
1993 $446,557,291,212 -
1994 $566,929,539,493 $2,843,300,000
1995 $738,190,896,228 $3,282,800,000
1996 $868,523,936,530 $3,409,600,000
1997 $967,753,570,435 $3,759,800,000
1998 $1,037,134,141,760 $4,067,800,000
1999 $1,103,843,203,576 $4,271,200,000
2000 $1,223,754,919,971 $4,313,600,000
2001 $1,355,036,590,252 $4,003,700,000
2002 $1,489,821,682,051 $3,555,800,000
2003 $1,683,903,309,844 $3,968,000,000
2004 $1,984,196,551,300 $4,603,100,000
2005 $2,317,551,298,052 $5,125,700,000
2006 $2,791,498,472,804 $5,348,300,000
2007 $3,604,055,822,572 $5,815,700,000
2008 $4,667,346,414,522 $7,310,400,000
2009 $5,189,577,094,998 $8,085,700,000
2010 $6,192,564,874,453 $9,681,500,000
2011 $7,671,757,207,851 $11,186,100,000
2012 $8,673,664,713,189 $12,208,400,000
2013 $9,743,124,247,267 $13,515,500,000
2014 $10,674,533,168,257 $13,989,700,000
2015 $11,280,814,787,469 $13,972,400,000
2016 $11,456,024,084,962 $15,405,400,000
2017 $12,537,559,062,283 $16,128,000,000
2018 $14,147,765,772,964 $16,276,600,000
2019 $14,560,167,101,283 $17,133,500,000
2020 $14,996,414,166,715 $15,531,700,000
2021 $18,201,698,719,564 $18,109,000,000
2022 $18,316,765,021,690 $19,165,500,000
2023 $18,270,356,654,533 $17,847,900,000
2024 $18,743,803,170,827 $13,711,100,000

China and Palestine economies compared

GDP per capita
China

Palestine
Year GDP per capita
China Palestine
1960 $89.7 -
1961 $76 -
1962 $71.1 -
1963 $74.5 -
1964 $85.7 -
1965 $98.7 -
1966 $104.5 -
1967 $96.8 -
1968 $91.6 -
1969 $100.3 -
1970 $113.3 -
1971 $118.8 -
1972 $132.1 -
1973 $157.3 -
1974 $160.4 -
1975 $178.6 -
1976 $165.7 -
1977 $185.7 -
1978 $156.7 -
1979 $184.3 -
1980 $195.1 -
1981 $197.4 -
1982 $203.7 -
1983 $225.9 -
1984 $251.2 -
1985 $295 -
1986 $282.4 -
1987 $252.3 -
1988 $284 -
1989 $311 -
1990 $319 -
1991 $334 -
1992 $368 -
1993 $379 -
1994 $476 $1,202
1995 $613 $1,327
1996 $713 $1,317
1997 $787 $1,389
1998 $835 $1,465
1999 $881 $1,499
2000 $969 $1,476
2001 $1,065 $1,336
2002 $1,164 $1,156
2003 $1,307 $1,258
2004 $1,531 $1,422
2005 $1,778 $1,544
2006 $2,129 $1,570
2007 $2,735 $1,664
2008 $3,523 $2,035
2009 $3,898 $2,192
2010 $4,629 $2,557
2011 $5,704 $2,881
2012 $6,405 $3,067
2013 $7,147 $3,315
2014 $7,781 $3,352
2015 $8,175 $3,272
2016 $8,255 $3,528
2017 $8,980 $3,620
2018 $10,086 $3,562
2019 $10,343 $3,657
2020 $10,627 $3,234
2021 $12,887 $3,679
2022 $12,971 $3,800
2023 $12,951 $3,455
2024 $13,303 $2,592

China vs. Palestine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
China

Palestine
Year Life expectancy, years
China Palestine
1950 43.8 45.7
1951 44.6 46
1952 45.3 46.3
1953 45.9 46.6
1954 46.8 46.9
1955 47.2 47.2
1956 47.8 47.6
1957 48.4 48
1958 48.8 48.4
1959 40.2 48.8
1960 33.4 49.3
1961 40.2 49.8
1962 51 50.4
1963 51.7 51
1964 52.3 51.6
1965 53 52.2
1966 53.7 52.8
1967 54.4 50.9
1968 55.2 54.1
1969 56 54.7
1970 56.8 55.4
1971 57.7 56
1972 58.6 56.7
1973 59.5 57.6
1974 60.2 58
1975 61 58.7
1976 61.2 59.4
1977 62.5 60.1
1978 63.1 60.8
1979 63.7 61.5
1980 64.2 62.2
1981 64.8 62.8
1982 65.2 63.5
1983 65.7 64.1
1984 66.1 64.7
1985 66.5 65.3
1986 66.9 65.7
1987 67.3 66.3
1988 67.6 66.7
1989 67.9 67.1
1990 68.2 67.8
1991 68.6 68.2
1992 69.1 68.5
1993 69.5 68.8
1994 69.8 69.3
1995 70.4 69.6
1996 70.8 70
1997 71.2 70.3
1998 71.6 70.6
1999 72 70.8
2000 72.3 70.3
2001 72.7 69.8
2002 73 70.9
2003 73.4 71
2004 73.7 71.1
2005 74.1 72
2006 74.4 71.8
2007 74.8 72.1
2008 74.8 72.2
2009 75.3 72.3
2010 75.7 73.3
2011 75.9 73.6
2012 76.2 73.7
2013 76.5 74.1
2014 76.7 72.8
2015 77 74.6
2016 77.2 74.9
2017 77.2 75.2
2018 77.7 75.4
2019 77.9 75.8
2020 78 75
2021 78.1 73.9
2022 78.2 76.7
2023 78 65.2
2024 78 69.2
2025 78.4 73.1

China and Palestine population clocks and comparison

Population
China

Palestine
Year Population
China Palestine
1960 667,070,000 -
1961 660,330,000 -
1962 665,770,000 -
1963 682,335,000 -
1964 698,355,000 -
1965 715,185,000 -
1966 735,400,000 -
1967 754,550,000 -
1968 774,510,000 -
1969 796,025,000 -
1970 818,315,000 -
1971 841,105,000 -
1972 862,030,000 -
1973 881,940,000 -
1974 900,350,000 -
1975 916,395,000 -
1976 930,685,000 -
1977 943,455,000 -
1978 956,165,000 -
1979 969,005,000 -
1980 981,235,000 -
1981 993,885,000 -
1982 1,008,630,000 -
1983 1,023,310,000 -
1984 1,036,825,000 -
1985 1,051,040,000 -
1986 1,066,790,000 -
1987 1,084,035,000 -
1988 1,101,630,000 -
1989 1,118,650,000 -
1990 1,135,185,000 1,978,248
1991 1,150,780,000 2,068,845
1992 1,164,970,000 2,163,591
1993 1,178,440,000 2,262,676
1994 1,191,835,000 2,366,298
1995 1,204,855,000 2,474,666
1996 1,217,550,000 2,587,997
1997 1,230,075,000 2,706,518
1998 1,241,935,000 2,776,568
1999 1,252,735,000 2,848,431
2000 1,262,645,000 2,922,153
2001 1,271,850,000 2,997,784
2002 1,280,400,000 3,075,373
2003 1,288,400,000 3,154,969
2004 1,296,075,000 3,236,626
2005 1,303,720,000 3,320,396
2006 1,311,020,000 3,406,334
2007 1,317,885,000 3,494,496
2008 1,324,655,000 3,591,977
2009 1,331,260,000 3,689,099
2010 1,337,705,000 3,786,161
2011 1,345,035,000 3,882,986
2012 1,354,190,000 3,979,998
2013 1,363,240,000 4,076,708
2014 1,371,860,000 4,173,398
2015 1,379,860,000 4,270,092
2016 1,387,790,000 4,367,088
2017 1,396,215,000 4,454,805
2018 1,402,760,000 4,569,087
2019 1,407,745,000 4,685,306
2020 1,411,100,000 4,803,269
2021 1,412,360,000 4,922,749
2022 1,412,175,000 5,043,612
2023 1,410,710,000 5,165,775
2024 1,408,975,000 5,289,152

Fertility rates in China and Palestine

Fertility rate
China

Palestine
Year Fertility rate
China Palestine
1960 4.45 -
1961 3.86 -
1962 6.09 -
1963 7.51 -
1964 6.67 -
1965 6.61 -
1966 6.31 -
1967 5.81 -
1968 6.51 -
1969 6.18 -
1970 6.09 -
1971 5.52 -
1972 5.11 -
1973 4.73 -
1974 4.17 -
1975 3.57 -
1976 3.24 -
1977 2.84 -
1978 2.72 -
1979 2.75 -
1980 2.74 -
1981 2.79 -
1982 2.97 -
1983 2.56 -
1984 2.61 -
1985 2.63 -
1986 2.72 -
1987 2.76 -
1988 2.54 -
1989 2.52 -
1990 2.51 6.81
1991 1.93 6.75
1992 1.78 6.65
1993 1.69 6.5
1994 1.63 6.33
1995 1.59 6.16
1996 1.55 5.99
1997 1.53 5.82
1998 1.52 5.69
1999 1.53 5.58
2000 1.63 5.46
2001 1.56 5.34
2002 1.57 5.22
2003 1.57 5.06
2004 1.61 4.97
2005 1.62 4.87
2006 1.64 4.74
2007 1.67 4.63
2008 1.7 4.51
2009 1.71 4.44
2010 1.69 4.43
2011 1.67 4.31
2012 1.8 4.15
2013 1.71 4.05
2014 1.77 4
2015 1.67 3.98
2016 1.77 3.89
2017 1.8 3.77
2018 1.54 3.67
2019 1.5 3.59
2020 1.24 3.51
2021 1.12 3.44
2022 1.03 3.38
2023 1 3.31

China and Palestine demographics compared

Median age
China

Palestine
Year Median age, years
China Palestine
1960 20.9 -
1961 21.1 -
1962 21 -
1963 20.4 -
1964 19.9 -
1965 19.6 -
1966 19.3 -
1967 19.2 -
1968 19.2 -
1969 19.1 -
1970 19.1 -
1971 19.2 -
1972 19.3 -
1973 19.5 -
1974 19.7 -
1975 20.1 -
1976 20.4 -
1977 20.8 -
1978 21.2 -
1979 21.4 -
1980 21.6 -
1981 21.8 -
1982 22.1 -
1983 22.6 -
1984 23 -
1985 23.2 -
1986 23.4 -
1987 23.6 -
1988 23.9 -
1989 24.4 -
1990 24.7 15.4
1991 25.1 15.4
1992 25.6 15.4
1993 26.1 15.5
1994 26.6 15.5
1995 27.2 15.6
1996 27.8 15.7
1997 28.3 15.8
1998 28.8 15.9
1999 29.4 16
2000 30 16.2
2001 30.5 16.3
2002 31.1 16.5
2003 31.6 16.7
2004 32.1 16.9
2005 32.6 17.1
2006 33.1 17.4
2007 33.7 17.6
2008 34.2 17.9
2009 34.7 18.1
2010 35.1 18.4
2011 35.5 18.6
2012 35.7 18.9
2013 36 19.1
2014 36.3 19.4
2015 36.7 19.6
2016 37.1 19.8
2017 37.4 19.9
2018 37.7 20
2019 38.1 20.2
2020 38.5 20.3
2021 39 20.4
2022 39.6 20.6
2023 40.1 20.8
2024 40.6 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

China Palestine
GNI, Atlas method
$19.3T
2024
$16.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.7%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4%
2023
5.43%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.67%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,535,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.57%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
5.11%
2021
31.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
56.7%
2024
58.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
36.5%
2024
17.4%
2022
Economic freedom index
49
2025
30
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.4%
2022
27.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2022
2.5%
2023
Number of millionaires
6,013,282
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.55%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
450
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
11,231
2024
48
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$11.8T
2024
$4.08B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.46T
2024
$1.33B
2024
Personal remittances received
$31.4B
2024
$736M
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,402,000
2020
93,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.59%
2004
9.43%
2018
Banked people share
89.4%
2024
39.6%
2024

Energy

China Palestine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,851 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.83
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
13,260 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
9.4 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.7%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
15.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.76%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
24%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
6,524 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
28.4%
2021
24.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
13.5%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
4.55%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

China Palestine
% of world population
17.3%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-318,992
2024
-23,145
2024
Urban population
65.5%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
51.4
2025
36.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
18
2025
Higher education index
90
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.5
2020
1.41
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.4
2019
5.3
2016
Visa free countries
94
2025
49
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.7%
2020
97.9%
2024
English speaking
0.7%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
92%
2024
86.6%
2023

Health

China Palestine
Government health expenditure per capita
$672
2022
$351
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$225.9
2022
$117.6
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.05%
2022
13.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.52
2021
2.17
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.2
2023
26.3
2023
Obesity rate
8.37%
2022
38.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.9%
2024
15.5%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.58 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

China Palestine
% of world land
6.3%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
2,573 sq mi
2024
440 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,009,326 sq mi
2025
1,510 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871,112 sq mi
2025
39.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,411,576 mi
2024
n/a

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