China vs South Korea statistics compared

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 2nd vs. 105th).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and South Korea ranks 12/197 ($1.88T). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while South Korea ranks 31/197 ($36,239).

China and South Korea: Comparison Charts

China and South Korea economies compared

GDP

China

South Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	China	South Korea
1960	$59,846,235,025	$3,973,069,307
1961	$50,162,299,350	$2,427,244,761
1962	$47,310,737,754	$2,826,923,077
1963	$50,812,227,919	$4,007,692,308
1964	$59,821,862,703	$3,476,789,682
1965	$70,565,994,356	$3,141,131,708
1966	$76,854,053,259	$3,957,064,541
1967	$73,011,350,596	$4,895,076,718
1968	$70,980,323,819	$6,167,109,472
1969	$79,847,786,729	$7,743,940,189
1970	$92,752,930,873	$9,085,001,794
1971	$99,959,013,880	$10,005,257,131
1972	$113,871,930,714	$10,990,490,570
1973	$138,764,340,892	$14,067,523,813
1974	$144,418,433,058	$19,860,929,977
1975	$163,687,619,736	$22,126,033,058
1976	$154,196,810,059	$30,371,074,380
1977	$175,226,595,860	$39,064,462,810
1978	$149,788,617,886	$52,824,793,388
1979	$178,573,913,043	$68,083,884,298
1980	$191,487,500,000	$66,547,970,351
1981	$196,218,253,968	$74,287,368,087
1982	$205,480,916,031	$79,921,300,447
1983	$231,130,268,199	$89,621,208,322
1984	$260,442,857,143	$99,749,645,089
1985	$310,064,625,850	$103,764,281,281
1986	$301,310,144,928	$119,965,960,795
1987	$273,455,156,951	$152,240,393,646
1988	$312,888,888,889	$205,477,530,605
1989	$348,380,566,802	$254,236,243,100
1990	$361,560,229,446	$292,064,221,389
1991	$384,510,452,962	$340,851,946,804
1992	$428,502,354,788	$366,921,291,825
1993	$446,557,291,212	$405,705,302,846
1994	$566,929,539,493	$479,181,794,217
1995	$738,190,896,228	$586,286,469,401
1996	$868,523,936,530	$631,196,863,758
1997	$967,753,570,435	$589,202,526,424
1998	$1,037,134,141,760	$397,297,216,492
1999	$1,103,843,203,576	$515,697,079,289
2000	$1,223,754,919,971	$597,487,173,479
2001	$1,355,036,590,252	$567,564,806,235
2002	$1,489,821,682,051	$650,014,391,470
2003	$1,683,903,309,844	$728,516,494,684
2004	$1,984,196,551,300	$823,251,107,639
2005	$2,317,551,298,052	$971,740,329,984
2006	$2,791,498,472,804	$1,095,175,538,508
2007	$3,604,055,822,572	$1,220,911,904,593
2008	$4,667,346,414,522	$1,091,580,692,542
2009	$5,189,577,094,998	$983,065,242,417
2010	$6,192,564,874,453	$1,192,830,015,738
2011	$7,671,757,207,851	$1,307,103,477,219
2012	$8,673,664,713,189	$1,335,343,586,438
2013	$9,743,124,247,267	$1,434,669,686,502
2014	$10,674,533,168,257	$1,556,252,422,020
2015	$11,280,814,787,469	$1,539,212,301,136
2016	$11,456,024,084,962	$1,579,150,518,945
2017	$12,537,559,062,283	$1,710,196,756,713
2018	$14,147,765,772,964	$1,824,251,454,307
2019	$14,560,167,101,283	$1,751,045,752,055
2020	$14,996,414,166,715	$1,744,070,276,373
2021	$18,201,698,719,564	$1,942,313,560,966
2022	$18,316,765,021,690	$1,799,363,116,867
2023	$18,270,356,654,533	$1,844,800,934,392
2024	$18,743,803,170,827	$1,875,388,209,407

China and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

China

South Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	China	South Korea
1960	$89.7	$158.8
1961	$76	$94.2
1962	$71.1	$106.6
1963	$74.5	$147
1964	$85.7	$124.2
1965	$98.7	$109.4
1966	$104.5	$134.4
1967	$96.8	$162.5
1968	$91.6	$200
1969	$100.3	$245.5
1970	$113.3	$281.8
1971	$118.8	$304
1972	$132.1	$328
1973	$157.3	$412
1974	$160.4	$572
1975	$178.6	$627
1976	$165.7	$847
1977	$185.7	$1,073
1978	$156.7	$1,429
1979	$184.3	$1,814
1980	$195.1	$1,746
1981	$197.4	$1,918
1982	$203.7	$2,032
1983	$225.9	$2,246
1984	$251.2	$2,469
1985	$295	$2,543
1986	$282.4	$2,911
1987	$252.3	$3,658
1988	$284	$4,889
1989	$311	$5,989
1990	$319	$6,813
1991	$334	$7,873
1992	$368	$8,387
1993	$379	$9,180
1994	$476	$10,734
1995	$613	$13,002
1996	$713	$13,865
1997	$787	$12,822
1998	$835	$8,583
1999	$881	$11,063
2000	$969	$12,710
2001	$1,065	$11,981
2002	$1,164	$13,643
2003	$1,307	$15,212
2004	$1,531	$17,122
2005	$1,778	$20,167
2006	$2,129	$22,610
2007	$2,735	$25,078
2008	$3,523	$22,252
2009	$3,898	$19,937
2010	$4,629	$24,071
2011	$5,704	$26,175
2012	$6,405	$26,601
2013	$7,147	$28,449
2014	$7,781	$30,667
2015	$8,175	$30,172
2016	$8,255	$30,832
2017	$8,980	$33,297
2018	$10,086	$35,364
2019	$10,343	$33,827
2020	$10,627	$33,646
2021	$12,887	$37,518
2022	$12,971	$34,822
2023	$12,951	$35,674
2024	$13,303	$36,239

China vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

China

South Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	China	South Korea
1950	43.8	22.2
1951	44.6	26.6
1952	45.3	36.6
1953	45.9	40.5
1954	46.8	46.1
1955	47.2	48.4
1956	47.8	50.2
1957	48.4	51.6
1958	48.8	51.8
1959	40.2	52.9
1960	33.4	53.8
1961	40.2	54.4
1962	51	55
1963	51.7	55
1964	52.3	55.3
1965	53	55.8
1966	53.7	55.4
1967	54.4	60.9
1968	55.2	60.9
1969	56	61.4
1970	56.8	62.2
1971	57.7	62.7
1972	58.6	63.2
1973	59.5	63.8
1974	60.2	64.2
1975	61	64.7
1976	61.2	65
1977	62.5	64.6
1978	63.1	65
1979	63.7	66.1
1980	64.2	64.8
1981	64.8	67.1
1982	65.2	67.1
1983	65.7	66.7
1984	66.1	68.1
1985	66.5	68.4
1986	66.9	69
1987	67.3	69.3
1988	67.6	70.2
1989	67.9	70.7
1990	68.2	71
1991	68.6	71.4
1992	69.1	72.2
1993	69.5	72.7
1994	69.8	72.9
1995	70.4	73.4
1996	70.8	74
1997	71.2	74.5
1998	71.6	75
1999	72	75.6
2000	72.3	76.2
2001	72.7	76.9
2002	73	77.2
2003	73.4	77.5
2004	73.7	78
2005	74.1	78.4
2006	74.4	79
2007	74.8	79.4
2008	74.8	80
2009	75.3	80.6
2010	75.7	80.7
2011	75.9	81.2
2012	76.2	81.3
2013	76.5	81.8
2014	76.7	82.4
2015	77	82.5
2016	77.2	82.9
2017	77.2	83.3
2018	77.7	83.3
2019	77.9	83.7
2020	78	83.7
2021	78.1	83.9
2022	78.2	82.7
2023	78	84.3
2024	78	84.4
2025	78.4	84.5
2026	79	84.6

China and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

China

South Korea

Table

Year	Population
	China	South Korea
1960	667,070,000	25,012,374
1961	660,330,000	25,765,673
1962	665,770,000	26,513,030
1963	682,335,000	27,261,747
1964	698,355,000	27,984,155
1965	715,185,000	28,704,674
1966	735,400,000	29,435,571
1967	754,550,000	30,130,983
1968	774,510,000	30,838,302
1969	796,025,000	31,544,266
1970	818,315,000	32,240,827
1971	841,105,000	32,882,704
1972	862,030,000	33,505,406
1973	881,940,000	34,103,149
1974	900,350,000	34,692,266
1975	916,395,000	35,280,725
1976	930,685,000	35,848,523
1977	943,455,000	36,411,795
1978	956,165,000	36,969,185
1979	969,005,000	37,534,236
1980	981,235,000	38,123,775
1981	993,885,000	38,723,248
1982	1,008,630,000	39,326,352
1983	1,023,310,000	39,910,403
1984	1,036,825,000	40,405,956
1985	1,051,040,000	40,805,744
1986	1,066,790,000	41,213,674
1987	1,084,035,000	41,621,690
1988	1,101,630,000	42,031,247
1989	1,118,650,000	42,449,038
1990	1,135,185,000	42,869,283
1991	1,150,780,000	43,295,704
1992	1,164,970,000	43,747,962
1993	1,178,440,000	44,194,628
1994	1,191,835,000	44,641,540
1995	1,204,855,000	45,092,991
1996	1,217,550,000	45,524,681
1997	1,230,075,000	45,953,580
1998	1,241,935,000	46,286,503
1999	1,252,735,000	46,616,677
2000	1,262,645,000	47,008,111
2001	1,271,850,000	47,370,164
2002	1,280,400,000	47,644,736
2003	1,288,400,000	47,892,330
2004	1,296,075,000	48,082,519
2005	1,303,720,000	48,184,561
2006	1,311,020,000	48,438,292
2007	1,317,885,000	48,683,638
2008	1,324,655,000	49,054,708
2009	1,331,260,000	49,307,835
2010	1,337,705,000	49,554,112
2011	1,345,035,000	49,936,638
2012	1,354,190,000	50,199,853
2013	1,363,240,000	50,428,893
2014	1,371,860,000	50,746,659
2015	1,379,860,000	51,014,947
2016	1,387,790,000	51,217,803
2017	1,396,215,000	51,361,911
2018	1,402,760,000	51,585,058
2019	1,407,745,000	51,764,822
2020	1,411,100,000	51,836,239
2021	1,412,360,000	51,769,539
2022	1,412,175,000	51,672,569
2023	1,410,710,000	51,712,619
2024	1,408,975,000	51,751,065

Fertility rates in China and South Korea

Fertility rate

China

South Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	China	South Korea
1960	4.45	5.99
1961	3.86	5.8
1962	6.09	5.56
1963	7.51	5.33
1964	6.67	5.07
1965	6.61	4.89
1966	6.31	4.78
1967	5.81	4.62
1968	6.51	4.51
1969	6.18	4.45
1970	6.09	4.53
1971	5.52	4.54
1972	5.11	4.12
1973	4.73	4.07
1974	4.17	3.77
1975	3.57	3.43
1976	3.24	3
1977	2.84	2.99
1978	2.72	2.64
1979	2.75	2.9
1980	2.74	2.82
1981	2.79	2.57
1982	2.97	2.39
1983	2.56	2.06
1984	2.61	1.74
1985	2.63	1.66
1986	2.72	1.58
1987	2.76	1.53
1988	2.54	1.55
1989	2.52	1.56
1990	2.51	1.57
1991	1.93	1.71
1992	1.78	1.76
1993	1.69	1.65
1994	1.63	1.66
1995	1.59	1.63
1996	1.55	1.57
1997	1.53	1.54
1998	1.52	1.46
1999	1.53	1.43
2000	1.63	1.48
2001	1.56	1.31
2002	1.57	1.18
2003	1.57	1.19
2004	1.61	1.16
2005	1.62	1.09
2006	1.64	1.13
2007	1.67	1.26
2008	1.7	1.19
2009	1.71	1.15
2010	1.69	1.23
2011	1.67	1.24
2012	1.8	1.3
2013	1.71	1.19
2014	1.77	1.21
2015	1.67	1.24
2016	1.77	1.17
2017	1.8	1.05
2018	1.54	0.98
2019	1.5	0.92
2020	1.24	0.84
2021	1.12	0.81
2022	1.03	0.78
2023	1	0.72

China and South Korea demographics compared

Median age

China

South Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	China	South Korea
1960	20.9	19.3
1961	21.1	19.2
1962	21	19.1
1963	20.4	19
1964	19.9	18.8
1965	19.6	18.6
1966	19.3	18.5
1967	19.2	18.6
1968	19.2	18.7
1969	19.1	18.8
1970	19.1	18.9
1971	19.2	19
1972	19.3	19.1
1973	19.5	19.3
1974	19.7	19.6
1975	20.1	19.9
1976	20.4	20.2
1977	20.8	20.7
1978	21.2	21.1
1979	21.4	21.6
1980	21.6	22.1
1981	21.8	22.5
1982	22.1	22.8
1983	22.6	23.3
1984	23	23.7
1985	23.2	24.2
1986	23.4	24.8
1987	23.6	25.3
1988	23.9	25.8
1989	24.4	26.3
1990	24.7	26.7
1991	25.1	27.2
1992	25.6	27.8
1993	26.1	28.3
1994	26.6	28.9
1995	27.2	29.4
1996	27.8	29.8
1997	28.3	30.2
1998	28.8	30.7
1999	29.4	31.2
2000	30	31.7
2001	30.5	32.3
2002	31.1	32.8
2003	31.6	33.4
2004	32.1	33.9
2005	32.6	34.5
2006	33.1	35.2
2007	33.7	35.8
2008	34.2	36.4
2009	34.7	37
2010	35.1	37.6
2011	35.5	38.2
2012	35.7	38.8
2013	36	39.5
2014	36.3	40.2
2015	36.7	40.8
2016	37.1	41.4
2017	37.4	41.9
2018	37.7	42.5
2019	38.1	43.1
2020	38.5	43.8
2021	39	44.4
2022	39.6	44.9
2023	40.1	45.5
2024	40.6	46.1

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