China: 47 winsSouth Korea: 41 wins
Across 88 shared metrics
Analysis
China leads in 47 of 88 shared metrics, while South Korea leads in 41.
China's Active Military Personnel is 950000.0x that of South Korea (475.00B vs 500.0K).
China's Land Area is 95.2x that of South Korea (9.39M vs 97.6K).
China's Land Boundaries Length is 93.8x that of South Korea (22.5K vs 237).
China's Irrigated Land is 87.7x that of South Korea (690.1K vs 7.8K).
China's Railway Length is 36.7x that of South Korea (150.0K vs 4.0K).
Key Comparisons
Active Military PersonnelChina leads
475.00B
500.0K
Land AreaChina leads
9.39M
97.6K
Land Boundaries LengthChina leads
22.5K
237
Irrigated LandChina leads
690.1K
7.8K
Railway LengthChina leads
150.0K
4.0K
Forest AreaChina leads
2.26M
62.6K
All Metrics
| Winner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Military Personnel | 475.00B | 500.0K | 95000000% higher | China |
| Land Area | 9.39M | 97.6K | 9519% higher | China |
| Land Boundaries Length | 22.5K | 237 | 9376% higher | China |
| Irrigated Land | 690.1K | 7.8K | 8770% higher | China |
| Railway Length | 150.0K | 4.0K | 3670% higher | China |
| Forest Area | 2.26M | 62.6K | 3506% higher | China |
| Population | 1.41B | 51.49M | 2633% higher | China |
| Railway Network | 109.8K | 4.3K | 2448% higher | China |
| Electricity Capacity | 2.95B | 151.14M | 1851% higher | China |
| Water Withdrawal | 568.48 | 29.197 | 1847% higher | China |
| Carbon Emissions (Total) | 12.20B | 644.23M | 1793% higher | China |
| Electricity Generation | 10.1K | 622.03 | 1519% higher | China |
| Border Countries Count | 15 | 1.00 | 1400% higher | China |
| Spirits Consumption | 2.49 | 0.17 | 1321% higher | China |
| Tourist Arrivals | 30.40M | 2.52M | 1107% higher | China |
| Scientific Publications | 898.9K | 76.9K | 1068% higher | China |
| GDP (Nominal) | 18743.80B | 1875.39B | 899% higher | China |
| Teen Birth Rate | 5.23 | 0.54 | 873% higher | China |
| Shipping Traffic | 268.99M | 28.50M | 844% higher | China |
| Air Passengers | 619.22M | 76.27M | 712% higher | China |
| Domestic Patents | 1.43M | 186.2K | 666% higher | China |
| Coastline Length | 14.5K | 2.4K | 501% higher | China |
| Airports | 552 | 92 | 500% higher | China |
| Highest Elevation | 8.8K | 1.9K | 354% higher | China |
| Renewable Energy (%) | 15.2% | 3.6% | 322% higher | China |
| Merchant Ships | 8.3K | 2.1K | 287% higher | China |
| Renewable Energy (%) | 17.5% | 4.7% | 268% higher | China |
| Agricultural Land (%) | 55.4% | 16.1% | 245% higher | China |
| Foreign Patents | 159.0K | 51.8K | 207% higher | China |
| Youth Unemployment Rate | 15.2% | 5.9% | 158% higher | China |
| GDP Growth Rate | 5.0% | 2.0% | 148% higher | China |
| Child Mortality | 6.20 | 2.80 | 121% higher | China |
| Infant Mortality | 4.50 | 2.30 | 96% higher | China |
| Inflation Rate | 0.2% | 2.3% | 91% lower | South Korea |
| FDI Inflows (% GDP) | 0.1% | 0.8% | 88% lower | South Korea |
| Nuclear Electricity Share | 4.9% | 30.7% | 84% lower | South Korea |
| Researchers | 1.8K | 9.4K | 80% lower | South Korea |
| Health Spending Per Capita | 672.452 | 3.3K | 79% lower | South Korea |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.6% | 2.6% | 76% higher | China |
| Fertility Rate | 1.20 | 0.68 | 76% higher | China |
| Population Density | 150.264 | 529.842 | 72% lower | South Korea |
| Birth Rate | 7.28 | 4.29 | 70% higher | China |
| Suicide Rate | 8.95 | 27.53 | 67% lower | South Korea |
| Forest Coverage (%) | 24.0% | 64.1% | 63% lower | South Korea |
| GNI Per Capita | 13.7K | 36.8K | 63% lower | South Korea |
| Hospital Beds (per 1,000) | 5.00 | 12.8 | 61% lower | South Korea |
| Nurses & Midwives | 3.52 | 8.91 | 61% lower | South Korea |
| Imports (% GDP) | 17.2% | 40.3% | 57% lower | South Korea |
| Water Stress (%) | 20.2% | 45.0% | 55% lower | South Korea |
| Exports (% GDP) | 20.0% | 44.4% | 55% lower | South Korea |
| GDP Per Capita (PPP) | 27.1K | 58.9K | 54% lower | South Korea |
| GDP Per Capita | $23.8K | $50.4K | 53% lower | South Korea |
| R&D Spending (% GDP) | 2.6% | 5.2% | 51% lower | South Korea |
| Youth Population (%) | 16.0% | 10.6% | 51% higher | China |
| Tax Revenue (% GDP) | 7.6% | 14.6% | 48% lower | South Korea |
| Energy Use (Per Capita) | 2.9K | 5.3K | 47% lower | South Korea |
| Health Spending (% GDP) | 5.4% | 9.9% | 46% lower | South Korea |
| Electricity Use (Per Capita) | 6.5K | 11.4K | 43% lower | South Korea |
| Alcohol Consumption | 4.58 | 7.79 | 41% lower | South Korea |
| Military Spend (% GDP) | 1.5% | 2.3% | 35% lower | South Korea |
| Air Pollution (PM2.5) | 34.811 | 25.944 | 34% higher | China |
| Women in Parliament (%) | 26.5% | 20.0% | 33% higher | China |
| Education Spending (% GDP) | 4.0% | 5.8% | 31% lower | South Korea |
| University Enrollment Rate | 76.9% | 106.7% | 28% lower | South Korea |
| High-Tech Exports (%) | 26.3% | 36.3% | 28% lower | South Korea |
| Beer Consumption | 1.15 | 1.52 | 25% lower | South Korea |
| Mobile Subscriptions (%) | 132 | 173 | 24% lower | South Korea |
| Elderly Population (%) | 14.7% | 19.3% | 24% lower | South Korea |
| CO2 Per Capita | 8.66 | 11.286 | 23% lower | South Korea |
| Obesity Rate | 8.2% | 6.7% | 22% higher | China |
| Doctors (per 1,000) | 3.11 | 2.61 | 19% higher | China |
| Urban Population (%) | 65.9% | 81.2% | 19% lower | South Korea |
| Smoking Rate | 23.4% | 20.0% | 17% higher | China |
| Human Development Index | 0.80 | 0.94 | 15% lower | South Korea |
| Death Rate | 7.97 | 6.94 | 15% higher | China |
| Median Age | 40.8 years | 47.0 years | 13% lower | South Korea |
| Protected Land (%) | 15.6% | 17.4% | 10% lower | South Korea |
| Government Debt (% GDP) | 47.0% | 52.3% | 10% lower | South Korea |
| Inequality (Gini) | 36 | 32.9 | 9% higher | China |
| Life Expectancy | 78.0 years | 84.3 years | 8% lower | South Korea |
| Life Expectancy | 78.0 years | 83.4 years | 7% lower | South Korea |
| Internet Users (%) | 92.0% | 97.9% | 6% lower | South Korea |
| Homicide Rate | 0.50 | 0.48 | 5% higher | China |
| Dependency Ratio | 44.244 | 42.535 | 4% higher | China |
| Broadband Access (%) | 45 | 47 | 4% lower | South Korea |
| Sanitation Access (%) | 97.3% | 99.7% | 2% lower | South Korea |
| Electricity Access (%) | 100.0% | 100.0% | equal | China |
| Lowest Elevation | -154 | 0 | ranked lower | South Korea |

