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China vs Tajikistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 10.6M in Tajikistan (ranked 91/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 53,587 sq mi for Tajikistan (ranked 2nd vs. 93rd).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and Tajikistan ranks 145/197 ($14.2B). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while Tajikistan ranks 167/197 ($1,341).

Main facts and rankings

China Tajikistan
Population
1405773318
10940854
Population rank 2/197 88/197
GDP
$18.7T
2024
$14.2B
2024
GDP rank 2/197 145/197
GDP per capita
$13,303
2024
$1,341
2024
GDP per capita rank 76/197 167/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,105
2024
$5,406
2024
Government debt
$16.6T
2024
$4.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
96.3%
2025
28.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,750
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 48/185 171/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,060
2025
$2,250
2025
Land area
3,624,808 sq mi
2025
53,587 sq mi
2025
Population density
389 ppl/mi²
2024
197.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1
2023
3.07
2023
Median age
40.6 years
2024
23 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
72.1 years
2025

China and Tajikistan: Comparison Charts

China and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP
China

Tajikistan
Year GDP
China Tajikistan
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 $2,629,395,066
1991 $384,510,452,962 $2,536,585,366
1992 $428,502,354,788 $1,908,554,572
1993 $446,557,291,212 $1,646,623,195
1994 $566,929,539,493 $1,522,001,206
1995 $738,190,896,228 $1,231,561,860
1996 $868,523,936,530 $1,043,654,822
1997 $967,753,570,435 $921,518,033
1998 $1,037,134,141,760 $1,320,199,582
1999 $1,103,843,203,576 $1,086,612,290
2000 $1,223,754,919,971 $860,541,842
2001 $1,355,036,590,252 $1,080,772,551
2002 $1,489,821,682,051 $1,221,106,220
2003 $1,683,903,309,844 $1,555,318,261
2004 $1,984,196,551,300 $2,076,176,869
2005 $2,317,551,298,052 $2,312,352,021
2006 $2,791,498,472,804 $2,830,213,849
2007 $3,604,055,822,572 $3,719,524,541
2008 $4,667,346,414,522 $5,161,299,725
2009 $5,189,577,094,998 $4,979,472,364
2010 $6,192,564,874,453 $5,642,221,099
2011 $7,671,757,207,851 $6,522,756,255
2012 $8,673,664,713,189 $7,633,036,903
2013 $9,743,124,247,267 $8,448,411,318
2014 $10,674,533,168,257 $9,112,605,459
2015 $11,280,814,787,469 $8,271,431,485
2016 $11,456,024,084,962 $6,992,416,097
2017 $12,537,559,062,283 $7,536,402,853
2018 $14,147,765,772,964 $7,764,999,999
2019 $14,560,167,101,283 $8,300,813,599
2020 $14,996,414,166,715 $8,133,963,551
2021 $18,201,698,719,564 $8,937,805,347
2022 $18,316,765,021,690 $10,713,525,200
2023 $18,270,356,654,533 $12,244,169,293
2024 $18,743,803,170,827 $14,204,575,549

China and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP per capita
China

Tajikistan
Year GDP per capita
China Tajikistan
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 $487
1991 $334 $458
1992 $368 $338
1993 $379 $287.6
1994 $476 $261.3
1995 $613 $207
1996 $713 $172
1997 $787 $150.1
1998 $835 $213.7
1999 $881 $175
2000 $969 $136.9
2001 $1,065 $168.7
2002 $1,164 $187
2003 $1,307 $233.6
2004 $1,531 $306
2005 $1,778 $334
2006 $2,129 $401
2007 $2,735 $517
2008 $3,523 $703
2009 $3,898 $665
2010 $4,629 $737
2011 $5,704 $834
2012 $6,405 $952
2013 $7,147 $1,028
2014 $7,781 $1,082
2015 $8,175 $957
2016 $8,255 $789
2017 $8,980 $829
2018 $10,086 $834
2019 $10,343 $871
2020 $10,627 $834
2021 $12,887 $897
2022 $12,971 $1,052
2023 $12,951 $1,178
2024 $13,303 $1,341

China vs. Tajikistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
China

Tajikistan
Year Life expectancy, years
China Tajikistan
1950 43.8 49.3
1951 44.6 49.6
1952 45.3 49.9
1953 45.9 50.2
1954 46.8 50.5
1955 47.2 50.8
1956 47.8 51.1
1957 48.4 51.4
1958 48.8 51.8
1959 40.2 52.2
1960 33.4 52.5
1961 40.2 52.9
1962 51 53.4
1963 51.7 53.8
1964 52.3 54.2
1965 53 54.7
1966 53.7 55.1
1967 54.4 55.5
1968 55.2 55.9
1969 56 56.3
1970 56.8 56.6
1971 57.7 56.9
1972 58.6 57.2
1973 59.5 57.4
1974 60.2 57.7
1975 61 57.9
1976 61.2 58.1
1977 62.5 58.2
1978 63.1 58.4
1979 63.7 58.5
1980 64.2 58.6
1981 64.8 58.8
1982 65.2 60.2
1983 65.7 60.5
1984 66.1 60.7
1985 66.5 61
1986 66.9 61.8
1987 67.3 61.6
1988 67.6 61.8
1989 67.9 61.7
1990 68.2 61.6
1991 68.6 61.7
1992 69.1 57.1
1993 69.5 55.5
1994 69.8 60.1
1995 70.4 61.4
1996 70.8 60.8
1997 71.2 61.9
1998 71.6 62.4
1999 72 63.1
2000 72.3 63.5
2001 72.7 64.2
2002 73 64.9
2003 73.4 65.9
2004 73.7 66.6
2005 74.1 66.5
2006 74.4 67
2007 74.8 67.4
2008 74.8 67.9
2009 75.3 68.2
2010 75.7 68.4
2011 75.9 68.7
2012 76.2 69.1
2013 76.5 69.6
2014 76.7 69.7
2015 77 69.7
2016 77.2 70
2017 77.2 70.5
2018 77.7 70.7
2019 77.9 71
2020 78 68.6
2021 78.1 69.6
2022 78.2 71.6
2023 78 71.8
2024 78 71.9
2025 78.4 72.1

China and Tajikistan population clocks and comparison

Population
China

Tajikistan
Year Population
China Tajikistan
1960 667,070,000 2,112,131
1961 660,330,000 2,181,805
1962 665,770,000 2,255,026
1963 682,335,000 2,331,736
1964 698,355,000 2,411,260
1965 715,185,000 2,492,998
1966 735,400,000 2,577,184
1967 754,550,000 2,664,130
1968 774,510,000 2,753,848
1969 796,025,000 2,845,273
1970 818,315,000 2,936,779
1971 841,105,000 3,028,837
1972 862,030,000 3,123,691
1973 881,940,000 3,222,290
1974 900,350,000 3,324,499
1975 916,395,000 3,430,425
1976 930,685,000 3,540,076
1977 943,455,000 3,653,265
1978 956,165,000 3,768,508
1979 969,005,000 3,882,691
1980 981,235,000 3,995,256
1981 993,885,000 4,109,022
1982 1,008,630,000 4,227,171
1983 1,023,310,000 4,350,874
1984 1,036,825,000 4,480,026
1985 1,051,040,000 4,619,003
1986 1,066,790,000 4,772,139
1987 1,084,035,000 4,939,059
1988 1,101,630,000 5,114,989
1989 1,118,650,000 5,267,249
1990 1,135,185,000 5,398,768
1991 1,150,780,000 5,541,205
1992 1,164,970,000 5,649,400
1993 1,178,440,000 5,724,993
1994 1,191,835,000 5,825,368
1995 1,204,855,000 5,948,584
1996 1,217,550,000 6,066,523
1997 1,230,075,000 6,139,829
1998 1,241,935,000 6,176,397
1999 1,252,735,000 6,208,370
2000 1,262,645,000 6,284,735
2001 1,271,850,000 6,407,377
2002 1,280,400,000 6,531,669
2003 1,288,400,000 6,658,575
2004 1,296,075,000 6,790,547
2005 1,303,720,000 6,924,720
2006 1,311,020,000 7,057,566
2007 1,317,885,000 7,194,477
2008 1,324,655,000 7,338,403
2009 1,331,260,000 7,490,230
2010 1,337,705,000 7,652,141
2011 1,345,035,000 7,824,785
2012 1,354,190,000 8,014,084
2013 1,363,240,000 8,216,724
2014 1,371,860,000 8,425,552
2015 1,379,860,000 8,643,840
2016 1,387,790,000 8,865,631
2017 1,396,215,000 9,085,946
2018 1,402,760,000 9,307,333
2019 1,407,745,000 9,529,966
2020 1,411,100,000 9,749,310
2021 1,412,360,000 9,966,908
2022 1,412,175,000 10,182,222
2023 1,410,710,000 10,389,799
2024 1,408,975,000 10,590,927

Fertility rates in China and Tajikistan

Fertility rate
China

Tajikistan
Year Fertility rate
China Tajikistan
1960 4.45 6.24
1961 3.86 6.35
1962 6.09 6.48
1963 7.51 6.62
1964 6.67 6.68
1965 6.61 6.74
1966 6.31 6.82
1967 5.81 6.89
1968 6.51 6.91
1969 6.18 6.91
1970 6.09 6.91
1971 5.52 6.91
1972 5.11 6.89
1973 4.73 6.84
1974 4.17 6.77
1975 3.57 6.69
1976 3.24 6.6
1977 2.84 6.49
1978 2.72 6.4
1979 2.75 6.31
1980 2.74 6.21
1981 2.79 6.12
1982 2.97 6.03
1983 2.56 5.98
1984 2.61 5.96
1985 2.63 5.94
1986 2.72 5.91
1987 2.76 5.84
1988 2.54 5.75
1989 2.52 5.61
1990 2.51 5.46
1991 1.93 5.28
1992 1.78 5.06
1993 1.69 4.92
1994 1.63 4.79
1995 1.59 4.66
1996 1.55 3.94
1997 1.53 4.06
1998 1.52 4.07
1999 1.53 3.85
2000 1.63 3.49
2001 1.56 3.49
2002 1.57 3.47
2003 1.57 3.42
2004 1.61 3.51
2005 1.62 3.4
2006 1.64 3.34
2007 1.67 3.37
2008 1.7 3.39
2009 1.71 3.43
2010 1.69 3.46
2011 1.67 3.46
2012 1.8 3.42
2013 1.71 3.43
2014 1.77 3.46
2015 1.67 3.46
2016 1.77 3.38
2017 1.8 3.29
2018 1.54 3.29
2019 1.5 3.28
2020 1.24 3.21
2021 1.12 3.17
2022 1.03 3.13
2023 1 3.07

China and Tajikistan demographics compared

Median age
China

Tajikistan
Year Median age, years
China Tajikistan
1960 20.9 21.6
1961 21.1 21.4
1962 21 20.9
1963 20.4 20.4
1964 19.9 19.6
1965 19.6 18.9
1966 19.3 18.4
1967 19.2 18.1
1968 19.2 17.9
1969 19.1 17.8
1970 19.1 17.8
1971 19.2 17.8
1972 19.3 17.8
1973 19.5 17.8
1974 19.7 17.8
1975 20.1 17.9
1976 20.4 17.9
1977 20.8 18
1978 21.2 18
1979 21.4 18.1
1980 21.6 18.1
1981 21.8 18.1
1982 22.1 18.2
1983 22.6 18.2
1984 23 18.2
1985 23.2 18.2
1986 23.4 18.3
1987 23.6 18.3
1988 23.9 18.3
1989 24.4 18.2
1990 24.7 18.1
1991 25.1 18
1992 25.6 17.9
1993 26.1 17.8
1994 26.6 17.7
1995 27.2 17.7
1996 27.8 17.7
1997 28.3 17.9
1998 28.8 18
1999 29.4 18.2
2000 30 18.5
2001 30.5 18.7
2002 31.1 18.9
2003 31.6 19.2
2004 32.1 19.4
2005 32.6 19.6
2006 33.1 19.8
2007 33.7 20.1
2008 34.2 20.4
2009 34.7 20.6
2010 35.1 20.8
2011 35.5 21
2012 35.7 21.2
2013 36 21.4
2014 36.3 21.6
2015 36.7 21.7
2016 37.1 21.9
2017 37.4 22
2018 37.7 22.2
2019 38.1 22.3
2020 38.5 22.5
2021 39 22.6
2022 39.6 22.7
2023 40.1 22.9
2024 40.6 23

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National statistics comparison

Finance

China Tajikistan
GNI, Atlas method
$19.3T
2024
$17.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.7%
2025
30.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4%
2023
5.44%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.67%
2023
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,535,000
2020
17,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.57%
2025
-2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.11%
2021
0.08%
2016
Services, % of GDP
56.7%
2024
34.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
36.5%
2024
33.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
49
2025
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.4%
2022
28.2%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2022
2.9%
2024
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
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$11.8T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.46T
2024
$3.3B
2023
Personal remittances received
$31.4B
2024
$6.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,402,000
2020
1,035,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
4.59%
2004
7.27%
2020
Banked people share
89.4%
2024
54.5%
2024

Energy

China Tajikistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,851 kg
2023
375 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.83
2023
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
13,260 megatons
2023
9.31 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
9.4 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.7%
2022
60.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
34.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.76%
2023
44.8%
2022
Net energy imports use share
24%
2023
28%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
6,524 kWh
2023
1,476 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
28.4%
2021
93.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
13.5%
2023
92.7%
2022
Nuclear share
4.55%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

China Tajikistan
% of world population
17.3%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-318,992
2024
-21,236
2024
Urban population
65.5%
2024
28.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
51.4
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
19
2024
Higher education index
90
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.5
2020
0.91
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.4
2019
15.7
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.7%
2020
99.7%
2010
English speaking
0.7%
2023
5%
2025
People using the Internet
92%
2024
56.8%
2023

Health

China Tajikistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$672
2022
$78.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$225.9
2022
$51.2
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
72.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.05%
2022
11.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.52
2021
2.13
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.2 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
14
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.2
2023
27.3
2023
Obesity rate
8.37%
2022
24.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.9%
2024
8%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
5
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.58 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

China Tajikistan
% of world land
6.3%
2025
0.09%
2025
Land area per capita
2,573 sq mi
2024
5,060 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,009,326 sq mi
2025
14,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871,112 sq mi
2025
1,648 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,411,576 mi
2024
18,641 mi
2018

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