China
China appears in 3 reels. Here is where it lands in each one, and the figure the chart gives it.
China at a glance
- People
- 1.41 billion
- 2025
- Income per person
- $13,862 a year
- 2025
- Life expectancy
- 78.0 years
- 2024
- Live in cities
- 66%
- 2025
- Land area
- 9,388,210 km²
- 2024
Active-duty troops by country, millions (estimates). Each note: how many times bigger China's army is
The world's 10 biggest armies, counted down
Even the next biggest army, India's, is 1.4 times smaller than China's.
Source: GlobalFirepower 2026 (active personnel, estimates) · 2026
Billionaires counted per country, Forbes 2026 · the 3 biggest bubbles hold 1,757 of the world's 3,428
Three countries hold over half of the world's billionaires
Forbes counts 51 in every 100 billionaires in the US, China and India. Hurun counts 60. The two lists disagree on who is first, but not on this.
Source: Forbes World's Billionaires List 2026 (1 March 2026); Hurun Global Rich List 2026 · Forbes wealth as of 1 March 2026; Hurun as of 15 January 2026
- China (mainland)#2 of 5
- 539
Annual average PM2.5, 2025 (µg/m³)
Counting down the world's most polluted cities
13 of the 15 most polluted cities are in India or Pakistan.
Source: IQAir 2025 World Air Quality Report, PM2.5
- Hotan, Kashgar
- Guess first, then watch
