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China vs Japan

Side-by-side comparison of key statistics

Flag of China
China

Asia

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Japan

Asia

China and Japan are both countries in Asia. China has a population of 1.41B while Japan has a population of 123.21M. In terms of area, China spans 9,706,961 km² compared to Japan's 377,930 km².
🇨🇳 ChinaMetric🇯🇵 Japan
1.41BPopulation123.21M
9,706,961 km²Area377,930 km²
145.1 /km²Population Density326.0 /km²
BeijingCapitalTokyo
AsiaRegionAsia
Eastern AsiaSubregionEastern Asia
Chinese yuan (¥)CurrencyJapanese yen (¥)
ChineseLanguagesJapanese
YesUN MemberYes
NoLandlockedNo
1 timezone(s)Timezones1 timezone(s)
16 border(s)Borders0 border(s)
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