China vs Spain statistics compared

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 48.8M in Spain (ranked 32/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 192,934 sq mi for Spain (ranked 2nd vs. 51st).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and Spain ranks 14/197 ($1.72T). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while Spain ranks 31/197 ($35,297).

China and Spain: Comparison Charts

China and Spain economies compared

GDP

China

Spain

Table

Year	GDP
	China	Spain
1960	$59,846,235,025	$12,424,514,014
1961	$50,162,299,350	$14,238,126,760
1962	$47,310,737,754	$16,609,632,791
1963	$50,812,227,919	$19,631,714,760
1964	$59,821,862,703	$21,966,876,027
1965	$70,565,994,356	$25,479,619,607
1966	$76,854,053,259	$29,559,436,183
1967	$73,011,350,596	$32,570,905,397
1968	$70,980,323,819	$32,394,326,464
1969	$79,847,786,729	$37,090,689,288
1970	$92,752,930,873	$40,963,715,237
1971	$99,959,013,880	$46,586,119,760
1972	$113,871,930,714	$59,090,176,029
1973	$138,764,340,892	$78,583,355,226
1974	$144,418,433,058	$97,204,522,642
1975	$163,687,619,736	$114,695,060,870
1976	$154,196,810,059	$118,422,534,195
1977	$175,226,595,860	$132,354,665,936
1978	$149,788,617,886	$160,484,969,618
1979	$178,573,913,043	$214,448,666,336
1980	$191,487,500,000	$232,600,556,974
1981	$196,218,253,968	$202,663,023,968
1982	$205,480,916,031	$195,856,752,991
1983	$231,130,268,199	$170,829,074,246
1984	$260,442,857,143	$171,979,977,230
1985	$310,064,625,850	$180,664,322,896
1986	$301,310,144,928	$251,141,555,186
1987	$273,455,156,951	$318,520,253,335
1988	$312,888,888,889	$375,891,716,898
1989	$348,380,566,802	$414,460,794,097
1990	$361,560,229,446	$536,175,326,477
1991	$384,510,452,962	$576,753,902,322
1992	$428,502,354,788	$630,465,353,486
1993	$446,557,291,212	$524,700,572,624
1994	$566,929,539,493	$530,183,651,720
1995	$738,190,896,228	$614,170,002,669
1996	$868,523,936,530	$642,251,412,058
1997	$967,753,570,435	$589,739,772,727
1998	$1,037,134,141,760	$618,731,484,575
1999	$1,103,843,203,576	$634,394,904,387
2000	$1,223,754,919,971	$598,102,854,756
2001	$1,355,036,590,252	$627,798,682,379
2002	$1,489,821,682,051	$708,938,227,244
2003	$1,683,903,309,844	$907,963,217,058
2004	$1,984,196,551,300	$1,069,829,382,515
2005	$2,317,551,298,052	$1,154,667,551,776
2006	$2,791,498,472,804	$1,261,846,683,275
2007	$3,604,055,822,572	$1,476,746,276,855
2008	$4,667,346,414,522	$1,636,115,447,613
2009	$5,189,577,094,998	$1,496,587,590,848
2010	$6,192,564,874,453	$1,427,989,078,917
2011	$7,671,757,207,851	$1,487,568,659,241
2012	$8,673,664,713,189	$1,330,994,811,670
2013	$9,743,124,247,267	$1,362,186,923,158
2014	$10,674,533,168,257	$1,380,244,561,362
2015	$11,280,814,787,469	$1,206,164,777,553
2016	$11,456,024,084,962	$1,243,015,667,917
2017	$12,537,559,062,283	$1,321,754,088,819
2018	$14,147,765,772,964	$1,431,642,809,327
2019	$14,560,167,101,283	$1,403,496,387,686
2020	$14,996,414,166,715	$1,289,783,836,971
2021	$18,201,698,719,564	$1,461,244,901,853
2022	$18,316,765,021,690	$1,446,498,147,749
2023	$18,270,356,654,533	$1,620,090,734,957
2024	$18,743,803,170,827	$1,722,745,978,335

China and Spain economies compared

GDP per capita

China

Spain

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	China	Spain
1960	$89.7	$408
1961	$76	$463
1962	$71.1	$535
1963	$74.5	$627
1964	$85.7	$695
1965	$98.7	$797
1966	$104.5	$916
1967	$96.8	$997
1968	$91.6	$978
1969	$100.3	$1,109
1970	$113.3	$1,211
1971	$118.8	$1,361
1972	$132.1	$1,708
1973	$157.3	$2,246
1974	$160.4	$2,748
1975	$178.6	$3,208
1976	$165.7	$3,277
1977	$185.7	$3,625
1978	$156.7	$4,353
1979	$184.3	$5,766
1980	$195.1	$6,204
1981	$197.4	$5,367
1982	$203.7	$5,156
1983	$225.9	$4,475
1984	$251.2	$4,487
1985	$295	$4,696
1986	$282.4	$6,509
1987	$252.3	$8,234
1988	$284	$9,696
1989	$311	$10,674
1990	$319	$13,795
1991	$334	$14,801
1992	$368	$16,101
1993	$379	$13,330
1994	$476	$13,406
1995	$613	$15,461
1996	$713	$16,101
1997	$787	$14,722
1998	$835	$15,382
1999	$881	$15,708
2000	$969	$14,743
2001	$1,065	$15,368
2002	$1,164	$17,111
2003	$1,307	$21,522
2004	$1,531	$24,925
2005	$1,778	$26,451
2006	$2,129	$28,422
2007	$2,735	$32,652
2008	$3,523	$35,603
2009	$3,898	$32,280
2010	$4,629	$30,659
2011	$5,704	$31,825
2012	$6,405	$28,456
2013	$7,147	$29,229
2014	$7,781	$29,708
2015	$8,175	$25,982
2016	$8,255	$26,756
2017	$8,980	$28,381
2018	$10,086	$30,602
2019	$10,343	$29,787
2020	$10,627	$27,234
2021	$12,887	$30,799
2022	$12,971	$30,270
2023	$12,951	$33,509
2024	$13,303	$35,297

China vs. Spain life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

China

Spain

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	China	Spain
1950	43.8	61.8
1951	44.6	61.5
1952	45.3	64.8
1953	45.9	65.7
1954	46.8	66.9
1955	47.2	66.7
1956	47.8	66.8
1957	48.4	66.6
1958	48.8	68.8
1959	40.2	68.7
1960	33.4	69.2
1961	40.2	69.6
1962	51	69.6
1963	51.7	69.8
1964	52.3	70.5
1965	53	70.9
1966	53.7	71.2
1967	54.4	71.3
1968	55.2	71.7
1969	56	71.1
1970	56.8	72.1
1971	57.7	71.7
1972	58.6	73
1973	59.5	72.7
1974	60.2	73.1
1975	61	73.5
1976	61.2	73.8
1977	62.5	74.3
1978	63.1	74.5
1979	63.7	75
1980	64.2	75.5
1981	64.8	75.7
1982	65.2	76.3
1983	65.7	76.1
1984	66.1	76.5
1985	66.5	76.4
1986	66.9	76.7
1987	67.3	77
1988	67.6	76.9
1989	67.9	77
1990	68.2	77
1991	68.6	77.1
1992	69.1	77.6
1993	69.5	77.7
1994	69.8	78.1
1995	70.4	78.2
1996	70.8	78.3
1997	71.2	78.9
1998	71.6	78.9
1999	72	78.9
2000	72.3	79.4
2001	72.7	79.7
2002	73	79.8
2003	73.4	79.7
2004	73.7	80.3
2005	74.1	80.3
2006	74.4	81
2007	74.8	81
2008	74.8	81.3
2009	75.3	81.6
2010	75.7	82
2011	75.9	82.2
2012	76.2	82.2
2013	76.5	82.7
2014	76.7	82.8
2015	77	82.6
2016	77.2	83
2017	77.2	83
2018	77.7	83.1
2019	77.9	83.5
2020	78	82.2
2021	78.1	83
2022	78.2	82.4
2023	78	83.7
2024	78	83.8
2025	78.4	84

China and Spain population clocks and comparison

Population

China

Spain

Table

Year	Population
	China	Spain
1960	667,070,000	30,455,000
1961	660,330,000	30,739,250
1962	665,770,000	31,023,366
1963	682,335,000	31,296,651
1964	698,355,000	31,609,195
1965	715,185,000	31,954,292
1966	735,400,000	32,283,194
1967	754,550,000	32,682,947
1968	774,510,000	33,113,134
1969	796,025,000	33,441,054
1970	818,315,000	33,814,531
1971	841,105,000	34,224,490
1972	862,030,000	34,604,469
1973	881,940,000	34,988,947
1974	900,350,000	35,373,335
1975	916,395,000	35,757,900
1976	930,685,000	36,137,812
1977	943,455,000	36,511,638
1978	956,165,000	36,864,898
1979	969,005,000	37,191,330
1980	981,235,000	37,491,165
1981	993,885,000	37,758,631
1982	1,008,630,000	37,986,012
1983	1,023,310,000	38,171,525
1984	1,036,825,000	38,330,364
1985	1,051,040,000	38,469,512
1986	1,066,790,000	38,584,624
1987	1,084,035,000	38,684,815
1988	1,101,630,000	38,766,939
1989	1,118,650,000	38,827,764
1990	1,135,185,000	38,867,322
1991	1,150,780,000	38,966,376
1992	1,164,970,000	39,157,685
1993	1,178,440,000	39,361,262
1994	1,191,835,000	39,549,108
1995	1,204,855,000	39,724,050
1996	1,217,550,000	39,889,852
1997	1,230,075,000	40,057,389
1998	1,241,935,000	40,223,509
1999	1,252,735,000	40,386,875
2000	1,262,645,000	40,567,864
2001	1,271,850,000	40,850,412
2002	1,280,400,000	41,431,558
2003	1,288,400,000	42,187,645
2004	1,296,075,000	42,921,895
2005	1,303,720,000	43,653,155
2006	1,311,020,000	44,397,319
2007	1,317,885,000	45,226,803
2008	1,324,655,000	45,954,106
2009	1,331,260,000	46,362,946
2010	1,337,705,000	46,576,897
2011	1,345,035,000	46,742,697
2012	1,354,190,000	46,773,055
2013	1,363,240,000	46,604,197
2014	1,371,860,000	46,460,733
2015	1,379,860,000	46,422,303
2016	1,387,790,000	46,458,139
2017	1,396,215,000	46,571,232
2018	1,402,760,000	46,782,011
2019	1,407,745,000	47,118,501
2020	1,411,100,000	47,359,424
2021	1,412,360,000	47,443,821
2022	1,412,175,000	47,786,102
2023	1,410,710,000	48,347,910
2024	1,408,975,000	48,807,137

Fertility rates in China and Spain

Fertility rate

China

Spain

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	China	Spain
1960	4.45	2.86
1961	3.86	2.77
1962	6.09	2.8
1963	7.51	2.88
1964	6.67	3.01
1965	6.61	2.94
1966	6.31	2.91
1967	5.81	2.94
1968	6.51	2.87
1969	6.18	2.86
1970	6.09	2.84
1971	5.52	2.9
1972	5.11	2.87
1973	4.73	2.84
1974	4.17	2.88
1975	3.57	2.77
1976	3.24	2.77
1977	2.84	2.65
1978	2.72	2.54
1979	2.75	2.37
1980	2.74	2.22
1981	2.79	2.04
1982	2.97	1.94
1983	2.56	1.8
1984	2.61	1.73
1985	2.63	1.64
1986	2.72	1.56
1987	2.76	1.49
1988	2.54	1.45
1989	2.52	1.4
1990	2.51	1.36
1991	1.93	1.33
1992	1.78	1.31
1993	1.69	1.26
1994	1.63	1.19
1995	1.59	1.16
1996	1.55	1.14
1997	1.53	1.15
1998	1.52	1.13
1999	1.53	1.17
2000	1.63	1.22
2001	1.56	1.23
2002	1.57	1.25
2003	1.57	1.3
2004	1.61	1.31
2005	1.62	1.33
2006	1.64	1.36
2007	1.67	1.38
2008	1.7	1.45
2009	1.71	1.38
2010	1.69	1.37
2011	1.67	1.34
2012	1.8	1.32
2013	1.71	1.27
2014	1.77	1.32
2015	1.67	1.33
2016	1.77	1.33
2017	1.8	1.31
2018	1.54	1.26
2019	1.5	1.23
2020	1.24	1.18
2021	1.12	1.18
2022	1.03	1.16
2023	1	1.12

China and Spain demographics compared

Median age

China

Spain

Table

Year	Median age, years
	China	Spain
1960	20.9	29.4
1961	21.1	29.6
1962	21	29.7
1963	20.4	29.9
1964	19.9	30.1
1965	19.6	30.2
1966	19.3	30.3
1967	19.2	30.4
1968	19.2	30.4
1969	19.1	30.2
1970	19.1	30.1
1971	19.2	30.1
1972	19.3	30
1973	19.5	30
1974	19.7	30
1975	20.1	30
1976	20.4	30.1
1977	20.8	30.2
1978	21.2	30.4
1979	21.4	30.6
1980	21.6	30.7
1981	21.8	30.9
1982	22.1	31.1
1983	22.6	31.4
1984	23	31.6
1985	23.2	31.9
1986	23.4	32.2
1987	23.6	32.5
1988	23.9	32.9
1989	24.4	33.2
1990	24.7	33.6
1991	25.1	33.9
1992	25.6	34.2
1993	26.1	34.6
1994	26.6	34.9
1995	27.2	35.3
1996	27.8	35.7
1997	28.3	36.2
1998	28.8	36.6
1999	29.4	37
2000	30	37.4
2001	30.5	37.8
2002	31.1	38.1
2003	31.6	38.3
2004	32.1	38.5
2005	32.6	38.8
2006	33.1	39
2007	33.7	39.2
2008	34.2	39.4
2009	34.7	39.8
2010	35.1	40.2
2011	35.5	40.6
2012	35.7	41.1
2013	36	41.7
2014	36.3	42.2
2015	36.7	42.7
2016	37.1	43.1
2017	37.4	43.5
2018	37.7	43.8
2019	38.1	44.1
2020	38.5	44.5
2021	39	44.9
2022	39.6	45.4
2023	40.1	45.9
2024	40.6	46.4

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