China
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Identity
Formal name: People's Republic of China.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
China's population began shrinking in 2022, its first annual decline in about six decades.
Matchup file
China vs Italy
123 shared metrics.
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Italy
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Italian Republic.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Perdasdefogu in Sardinia set a record for the largest concentration of centenarians.
Analysis
Italy leads in 63 of 123 shared metrics, while China leads in 60.
China's Foreign Patents is 198.5x that of Italy (159.0K vs 797).
China's Domestic Patents is 137.8x that of Italy (1.43M vs 10.3K).
China's Total CO2 Emissions is 42.9x that of Italy (13.1K Mt CO2e vs 299.23 Mt CO2e).
China's Coal Electricity Share is 37.5x that of Italy (54.35% vs 1.4%).
China's Electricity Generation is 37.1x that of Italy (10.1K TWh vs 264.63 TWh).
Key Comparisons
Foreign PatentsChina leads
China
159.0K
Italy
797
Domestic PatentsChina leads
China
1.43M
Italy
10.3K
Total CO2 EmissionsChina leads
China
13.1K Mt CO2e
Italy
299.23 Mt CO2e
Coal Electricity ShareChina leads
China
54.35%
Italy
1.4%
Electricity GenerationChina leads
China
10.1K TWh
Italy
264.63 TWh
Land AreaChina leads
China
9.39M km²
Italy
295.7K km²
All Metrics
Foreign Patents
ChinaChina
159.0K
Italy
797
19852% higher
Domestic Patents
ChinaChina
1.43M
Italy
10.3K
13777% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
ChinaChina
13.1K Mt CO2e
Italy
299.23 Mt CO2e
4286% higher
Coal Electricity Share
ChinaChina
54.35%
Italy
1.4%
3755% higher
Electricity Generation
ChinaChina
10.1K TWh
Italy
264.63 TWh
3706% higher
Land Area
ChinaChina
9.39M km²
Italy
295.7K km²
3075% higher
Air Passengers
ChinaChina
619.22M
Italy
20.26M
2956% higher
Irrigated Land
ChinaChina
690.1K km²
Italy
24.5K km²
2721% higher
Shipping Traffic
ChinaChina
268.99M
Italy
11.58M
2223% higher
Forest Area
ChinaChina
2.26M km²
Italy
97.3K km²
2219% higher
Population
ChinaChina
1.41B
Italy
60.92M
2210% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
ChinaChina
2.95B kW
Italy
128.69M kW
2192% higher
Water Withdrawal
ChinaChina
568.48 B m³
Italy
33.78 B m³
1583% higher
Land Border Length
ChinaChina
22.5K km
Italy
1.8K km
1123% higher
Scientific Publications
ChinaChina
898.9K
Italy
90.6K
892% higher
Railway Length
ChinaChina
150.0K km
Italy
18.5K km
712% higher
GDP (Nominal)
ChinaChina
$18,743,803,170,827.2
Italy
$2,380,825,077,243.59
687% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
ChinaChina
2.54M
Italy
338.0K
650% higher
GDP Growth Rate
ChinaChina
5.0%
Italy
0.69%
619% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
ChinaChina
8.3K
Italy
1.3K
552% higher
Railway Network
ChinaChina
109.8K km
Italy
17.3K km
534% higher
Spirits Consumption
ChinaChina
2.5 L/person/yr
Italy
0.46 L/person/yr
441% higher
Time Zones Count
ChinaChina
4.0 time zones
Italy
1.0 time zones
300% higher
Political Corruption Index
ChinaChina
0.55
Italy
0.16
253% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
ChinaChina
17.4 per 100k
Italy
5.0 per 100k
248% higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
ChinaChina
3.7% of GDP
Italy
1.2% of GDP
208% higher
Border Neighbors
ChinaChina
16
Italy
6.0
167% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
ChinaChina
34.81 µg/m³
Italy
14.66 µg/m³
137% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
ChinaChina
26.28%
Italy
11.63%
126% higher
Child Mortality
ChinaChina
6.2 per 1k births
Italy
2.8 per 1k births
121% higher
Capital Elevation
ChinaChina
43 m
Italy
21 m
105% higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
ItalyChina
0.01 per 1M people
Italy
0.31 per 1M people
98% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
ItalyChina
0.22 per 100k people
Italy
14.38 per 100k people
98% lower
Infant Mortality
ChinaChina
4.5 per 1k births
Italy
2.3 per 1k births
96% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
ItalyChina
0.04
Italy
0.64
94% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
ItalyChina
0.14% of firms
Italy
2.6% of firms
94% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
ItalyChina
0.04
Italy
0.76
94% lower
Coastline Length
ChinaChina
14.5K km
Italy
7.6K km
91% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
ItalyChina
0.10% of GDP
Italy
1.1% of GDP
91% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
ItalyChina
0.07
Italy
0.74
90% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
ItalyChina
32.66 kg/person/yr
Italy
246.88 kg/person/yr
87% lower
Highest Elevation
ChinaChina
8.8K m
Italy
4.7K m
86% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
ItalyChina
1.6 per 1M people
Italy
11.95 per 1M people
86% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
ChinaChina
2.6% of GDP
Italy
1.4% of GDP
84% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
ChinaChina
525.34 gCO2/kWh
Italy
284.78 gCO2/kWh
84% higher
Teen Birth Rate
ChinaChina
5.2 per 1k
Italy
2.9 per 1k
83% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
ItalyChina
0.29% of firms
Italy
1.6% of firms
82% lower
Inflation Rate
ItalyChina
0.20%
Italy
1.0%
80% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
ItalyChina
$672.45
Italy
$3,228.44
79% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
ItalyChina
212.35 per 1k people
Italy
874.68 per 1k people
76% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
ItalyChina
5.0 days/yr
Italy
20 days/yr
75% lower
CO2 Per Capita
ChinaChina
8.7 t/person/yr
Italy
5.1 t/person/yr
70% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
ItalyChina
7.6% of GDP
Italy
24.71% of GDP
69% lower
GNI Per Capita
ItalyChina
$13,660
Italy
$38,590
65% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
ItalyChina
47% of GDP
Italy
131.8% of GDP
64% lower
Obesity Rate
ItalyChina
8.2%
Italy
21.55%
62% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
ItalyChina
3.7% of firms
Italy
9.6% of firms
62% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
ChinaChina
5.0 per 1k
Italy
3.2 per 1k
56% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
ItalyChina
$27,104.87
Italy
$60,881.37
55% lower
Nurses & Midwives
ItalyChina
3.5 per 1k
Italy
7.7 per 1k
54% lower
Imports (% GDP)
ItalyChina
17.18% of GDP
Italy
30.32% of GDP
43% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
ItalyChina
23.84% of adults
Italy
40.8% of adults
42% lower
Elderly Population (%)
ItalyChina
14.67%
Italy
24.62%
40% lower
Exports (% GDP)
ItalyChina
20.02% of GDP
Italy
32.51% of GDP
38% lower
Beer Consumption
ItalyChina
1.1 L/person/yr
Italy
1.8 L/person/yr
37% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
ItalyChina
0.59
Italy
0.93
37% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
ItalyChina
5.4% of GDP
Italy
8.5% of GDP
37% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
ChinaChina
40.33 kg/person/yr
Italy
29.64 kg/person/yr
36% higher
Youth Population (%)
ChinaChina
16.01%
Italy
11.89%
35% higher
Solar Electricity Share
ItalyChina
11.1%
Italy
16.86%
34% lower
Alcohol Consumption
ItalyChina
4.6 L/adult/yr
Italy
7.0 L/adult/yr
34% lower
Researchers
ItalyChina
1.8K per 1M
Italy
2.8K per 1M
34% lower
Unemployment Rate
ItalyChina
4.6%
Italy
6.8%
33% lower
Wind Electricity Share
ChinaChina
10.73%
Italy
8.1%
32% higher
Broadband Access (%)
ChinaChina
45 per 100 people
Italy
34 per 100 people
32% higher
Death Rate
ItalyChina
8.0 per 1k
Italy
11.2 per 1k
29% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
ChinaChina
6.5K kWh/person
Italy
5.0K kWh/person
29% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
ChinaChina
46.1 hrs/week
Italy
36 hrs/week
28% higher
Protected Land (%)
ItalyChina
15.6%
Italy
21.6%
28% lower
Suicide Rate
ChinaChina
8.9 per 100k
Italy
7.0 per 100k
28% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
ItalyChina
24.03%
Italy
32.89%
27% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
ItalyChina
3.1 per 1k
Italy
4.2 per 1k
26% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
ItalyChina
60.6 kg/person/yr
Italy
80.96 kg/person/yr
25% lower
Population Density
ItalyChina
150.26 /km²
Italy
199.46 /km²
25% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
ChinaChina
55.43%
Italy
44.26%
25% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
ChinaChina
2.9K kg oil eq/person
Italy
2.3K kg oil eq/person
24% higher
Dependency Ratio
ItalyChina
44.24% of working-age pop.
Italy
57.52% of working-age pop.
23% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
ItalyChina
15.79% of youth labor force
Italy
20.55% of youth labor force
23% lower
Tourist Arrivals
ItalyChina
30.40M
Italy
38.42M
21% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
ItalyChina
27.3% of adults
Italy
34.2% of adults
20% lower
Credit Card Ownership
ItalyChina
46.03% of adults
Italy
57.88% of adults
20% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
ItalyChina
43 pts
Italy
53 pts
19% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
ItalyChina
72.03 per 100k
Italy
88.81 per 100k
19% lower
Median Age
ItalyChina
39.1 years
Italy
47.5 years
18% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
ItalyChina
26.54%
Italy
32.25%
18% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
ItalyChina
17.47%
Italy
20.93%
17% lower
Human Development Index
ItalyChina
0.80
Italy
0.92
13% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
ItalyChina
15.2%
Italy
17.5%
13% lower
Homicide Rate
ItalyChina
0.50 per 100k
Italy
0.57 per 100k
12% lower
Airports
ItalyChina
571
Italy
652
12% lower
Water Stress (%)
ChinaChina
20.21%
Italy
18.51%
9% higher
Life Evaluation Score
ItalyChina
6.1 pts
Italy
6.6 pts
8% lower
Life Expectancy
ItalyChina
78.0 years
Italy
83.7 years
7% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
ChinaChina
95.1% of adults
Italy
88.63% of adults
7% higher
Digital Payments Used
ItalyChina
88.72% of adults
Italy
95.78% of adults
7% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
ItalyChina
19.6% of firms
Italy
21.04% of firms
7% lower
Fertility Rate
ItalyChina
1.2 children/woman
Italy
1.3 children/woman
6% lower
Military Spending
ChinaChina
1.7% of GDP
Italy
1.6% of GDP
6% higher
Inequality (Gini)
ChinaChina
36
Italy
34.3
5% higher
Urban Population (%)
ItalyChina
65.89%
Italy
69.6%
5% lower
Smoking Rate
ChinaChina
23.4%
Italy
22.4%
4% higher
Internet Users (%)
ChinaChina
92%
Italy
89.22%
3% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
ItalyChina
97.27%
Italy
99.88%
3% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
ChinaChina
22.7% of adults
Italy
22.3% of adults
2% higher
Birth Rate
ChinaChina
7.3 per 1k
Italy
7.1 per 1k
2% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
ItalyChina
4.0% of GDP
Italy
4.1% of GDP
2% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
ItalyChina
60 sites
Italy
61 sites
2% lower
Food Waste per Person
ChinaChina
141.64 kg/person/yr
Italy
139 kg/person/yr
2% higher
University Enrollment Rate
ChinaChina
76.88%
Italy
75.95%
1% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
ItalyChina
132 per 100 people
Italy
133 per 100 people
1% lower
Electricity Access (%)
ChinaChina
100%
Italy
100%
equal
Lowest Elevation
ItalyChina
-154 m
Italy
0 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
ChinaChina
1.0
Italy
1.0
equal
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